Fregula

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Uncooked fregula
Alternative names	Fregola
Type	Pasta
Place of origin	Sardinia
Main ingredients	Semolina dough
Cookbook: Fregula  Media: Fregula

Fregula (also fregola) is a type of pasta from Sardinia. It is similar to North African Berkoukes and Israeli ptitim. Fregula comes in varying sizes, but typically consists of semolina dough that has been rolled into balls 2–3 mm in diameter and toasted in an oven.^[1]
A typical preparation of fregula is to simmer it in a tomato-based sauce with clams.^[2]

 

Cooking methods	Al dente Al forno
Italian producers	Barilla Group Buitoni De Cecco Divella La Molisana Rana Voiello
American producers	National Pasta Association A. Zerega's Sons, Inc. C.F. Mueller Company Demaco New World Pasta American Italian Pasta Company V. La Rosa and Sons Macaroni Company
See also	Pasta processing