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- What is cheese wheel pasta?
- Where can I get it?
- Little Rock, AR:Vesuvio Bistro
- New York, NY:Cacio e Pepe
- Las Vegas, NV:Prosecco Fresh Italian Kitchen (Henderson)
- Los Angeles, CA:Le Petit Paris
- San Diego, CA:Monello
- Santa Monica, CA:Forma
- How can I make it?
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What is cheese wheel pasta?
Cheese wheel pasta (a.k.a. pasta alla ruota) is a style of pasta that is made tableside by mixing freshly cooked spaghetti, linguini, or any other type of pasta in a hollowed cheese wheel, most commonly parmigiano reggiano. Alayer of cheese is scraped inside the wheel so it melts when the hot pasta is mixed in by hand. Sometimes, the cheese is flambéed (i.e. lit on fire with a splash of alcohol like vodka or brandy) to induce melting. This variation made in a flaming wheel of cheese is appropriately called “flaming cheese wheel pasta” or “flaming cheese wheel.”
When this style of pasta first became popular in the mid-2010s, it had no single official name since various dishes made in cheese wheels have been called many different names depending on the restaurant. One particular restaurant in Santa Monica, California had taken credit fornaming this style of pasta “dalla forma” which literally translates to “from form” or “from forma” (Forma is the name of the restaurant). Unfortunately, restaurants still choose to list this menu item by different names depending on the pasta and sauce used making it a tad difficult to find in various cities, but the most popular term is still “cheese wheel pasta.”
Btw, if you love melted cheese dishes, you’ll also want to check outracletteandflaming saganaki. And if you’re feeling a tad adventurous, you may want to trycheese tea.
Where can I get it?
You can get this dish made tableside, hot and fresh from a carved wheel of cheese, in select Italian restaurants across the country. Here are several places that have served the best versions of this melted cheesy pasta. Please contact any restaurant you are interested in to verify that they are currently open and serving this dish.
Houston, TX:Ragu & Pesto
Little Rock, AR:Vesuvio Bistro
New York, NY:Cacio e Pepe
Las Vegas, NV:Prosecco Fresh Italian Kitchen (Henderson)
Note: Salute Trattoria Italiana (permanently closed)
Los Angeles, CA:Le Petit Paris
San Diego, CA:Monello
Santa Monica, CA:Forma
How can I make it?
This cheesy pasta is a great dish to make if you really want to impress your friends and family. The ingredients are very simple and can be customized to your taste. To make the popular dish “cacio e pepe” in a cheese wheel you’ll need to follow this recipe.
cheese wheel pasta
A cheesy pasta dish made in a hollowed cheese wheel.
Ingredients
- 1 or 1/2wheel of parmigiano-reggiano
- 1 cuppecorino Romano
- 1 tablespoonground black pepper
- 3/4 cup long pasta of your choice (spaghetti, linguini, etc.)
- olive oil
- salt (to taste)
Instructions
- First, cut open the parmigiano reggiano wheel as seen in the video provided.
- Then, boil a pot of salted water to cook the pasta.
- Once the water is at a rapid boil, place thepasta in the water and cook until al dente.
- Scrape the inside of the cheese wheel to create a bowl shape (leave cheese scrapings).
- Put the hot cooked pasta in the scraped cheese wheel and mix until the cheese is creamy and melted onto the pasta.
- Add black pepper and serve immediately. Enjoy!
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5 Responses
This may sound like a stupid question .. but can you wash off – hollow out further and use … Or is this for one time use to only?
Your cheese wheel can definitely be reused. Just scrape the top layer off, cover with plastic wrap and put in the fridge.
Where can I purchase a small cheese wheel
You can get a small 2.2 pound manchego cheese wheel that works great as a pasta bowl on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3noYB4W.
Large authentic parmesan cheese wheels are over 80 pounds and cost $2000+, so it’s a much more convenient option. 🙂
Where can I purchase a small wheel of cheese to make pasta Ruota?
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