is a pasta dish from the city of Naples and the town of Aversa, Campania.Pasta allo scarpariello(in Italian) 'O scarpariello: non una semplice pasta al pomodoro Alessandro Pirollo, 2 March 2022
It is typically made with spaghetti, tomatoes, , Parmigiano Reggiano, basil, chili pepper, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, and salt. In Campania, it is also made with pasta and yellow tomatoes.
Its name literally means "shoemaker's pasta", referencing an earlier time in the history of Naples of poverty when a shoemaker or cobbler might have been paid in-kind with a meal rather than money. The word for 'cobbler' is in Italian. Reverso
Pasta alla gricia, spaghetti alla puttanesca, carbonara and spaghetti alla carrettiera also fit the occupational theme naming convention.
See also
List of pasta List of pasta dishes
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