ROSSI 1947 PASTA TRENETTE I VELIERI COLLECTION (500g)

Narrow, flat, long, and thin, trenette resembles linguine and often, the two pastas are used interchangeably. Holding them side by side reveals that they’re practically the same width,  trenette just a smidgen wider. Though when it comes to girth, linguine is flatter and the trenette is thicker. If you hold a strand in each hand, you can feel the difference.

Trenette al pesto, usually served with green beans and potatoes that are boiled in the same water as the pasta, is etched into the menus at Genoese trattorias. Beyond, it’s safe to say around 99% of the trattorias in Liguria offer a version of pesto pasta with or without trenette — often with trofie, a short, rolled Ligurian pasta variety.