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avena

oats (or pasta shaped like oats)

Oats have hardly penetrated the Italian consciousness; sometimes used in pastries, but considered by most as just an exotic health food.

The little pasta called avena is used for soups.

Rice, Polenta & Grains

Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls

Image by Hankwang