How to Use fusilli in a Sentence
fusilli
noun-
Add the fusilli to the sauce and mix very well with a spoon.
— Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2022 -
That trick obviates the need to drain the fusilli and add flour, which can render the dish bland.
— Kate Krader, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2021 -
Penne, gemelli, fusilli, bowties and the like are all short pastas in our book.
— Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 11 Sep. 2017 -
Large fusilli and foot-long chocolate bars are making the case for more-is-more.
— Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 22 Dec. 2021 -
Or, to be more specific, for the restaurant’s spicy fusilli.
— Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2019 -
And, because even old factories have to change with the times, OSF has gluten free pasta on the menu, — fusilli! — so everyone can enjoy their meaty marinara.
— Allyson Reedy, The Know, 3 Apr. 2017 -
Another fusilli, this one with pomodoro sauce, cherry tomato confit and basil, is light and fresh.
— Kendall Hamersly, miamiherald, 24 Jan. 2018 -
Gluten-Free Pasta Salad Substitute cooked rice noodles for the fusilli.
— Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2019 -
There’s something about being cooped up that calls for an abundance of comfort food, and nothing compares to a big bowl of cheesy baked ziti, lemony fusilli, or soupy ramen.
— Whitney Perry, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2020 -
Often, those fusilli-or-cavatappi numbers are mayonnaise-y and heavy with with weird bits of carrot and bell pepper.
— Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, 26 May 2017 -
The friendly wait staff does a commendable job of explaining what everything means to those who don’t know the difference between fusilli and orecchiette.
— James Patrick Kelly, idahostatesman, 11 May 2017 -
Inspired by the iconic sitcom, there are more than 60 recipes inspired by memorable scenes from the show — including George's jerk store shrimp cocktail, Jerry's fusilli and Elaine's muffin tops.
— Sonal Dutt, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2022 -
But then there was that inspired puttanesca tossed with fusilli, and some wonderful potato gnocchi that were browned on one side and stirred into a buttery clam broth with tender littlenecks.
— Pete Wells, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2017 -
The joke among family and friends eventually became that yours truly, a Martian in Rome, found fusilli, ahem, cartoonish.
— Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2021 -
The bottom line: All your attention should be on the spicy vodka fusilli, which arrived smothered in a lush, creamy tomato sauce topped with a bulb of burratina, a smaller version of the famous fresh cow's milk burrata cheese.
— Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 30 Apr. 2022 -
The result is a menu with crispy fried oysters with bourbon-barrel soy mash aioli; squid-ink fusilli with chorizo sausage, blue crab and saffron coconut butter; and fermented pork belly with crispy sticky rice cake and shallot kimchi.
— Houston Chronicle, 10 May 2018 -
Vegetarians will delight in the pillowy gnocchi finished with tender carrots and grassy oregano, while carnivores will find comfort in the toothsome fusilli made with braised lamb leg.
— Katie Chang, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2018 -
Sip martinis prepared tableside alongside fusilli a la vodka, smoked roasted prime rib, and cannoli from a white cardboard box.
— Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2019 -
Top contenders include fusilli, rotini, orecchiette, shells, farfalle (bow tie) and campanelle.
— Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 26 July 2019 -
Regular menu strengths include hollow curlicue fusilli col buco noodles supporting tender octopus, cured Provencal olives, chopped finocchiona and Spanish sofrito sauce — a delightful Mediterranean excursion.
— Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 5 May 2017 -
Pasta options are bucatini, fettuccine, maccheroni, fusilli, pappardelle, tagliolini, linguine, spaghetti, rigatoni and tagliatelle.
— Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2018
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