Culurgiones vs Mezzelune
Culurgiones is potato and pecorino filling sealed with a pleated braid like an ear of wheat. Mezzelune is circle folded in half over a filling into a half-moon.
Side by side, to scale
10 mmCulurgiones: 50 to 70 mm by 30 to 40 mm
Mezzelune: 50 to 80 mm by 30 to 45 mm
Footprints from the length and width in each record, one scale for both. See every shape on the chart.
| Family | Stuffed | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|
| Region | Sardinia | Trentino-Alto Adige |
| Section | Potato and pecorino filling sealed with a pleated braid like an ear of wheat | Circle folded in half over a filling into a half-moon |
| Length | 50 to 70 mm | 50 to 80 mm |
| Width or diameter | 30 to 40 mm | 30 to 45 mm |
| Wall or thickness | 1 to 1.5 mm | 0.6 to 1 mm |
| Surface | Smooth | Smooth |
| Hollow | No | No |
| Dough | Semolina and water | Egg pasta |
| Cook time | 5 to 8 min | 3 to 5 min |
| Energy, dry, per 100 g | 371 kcal (dry semolina pasta) | 288 kcal (fresh pasta) |
| Protein, dry, per 100 g | 13.0 g | 11.3 g |
| Products catalogued | not measured | 12 |
| Pairs with | Pomodoro, Butter and sage | Butter and sage, Cream sauce, Porcini |
Culurgiones
A rich potato and cheese filling under a thick semolina skin. A light tomato with pecorino cuts it; butter and sage is the plainer option.
Mezzelune
Butter, browned, with parmesan, sage, or chives. A light cream for the mountain versions. The filling leads.
Can you swap them?
Mezzelune for culurgiones: yes, a half-moon parcel.
Both take Butter and sage.
Only culurgiones: Pomodoro.
Only mezzelune: Cream sauce, Porcini.
Sources
- Dimensions, surface, dough, and cook time: each shape page names the brand page, spec sheet, or measured box behind every figure.
- Energy and protein: USDA FoodData Central, per 100 g of the dough, public domain.
- Products catalogued: Open Food Facts, Open Database License, read on 2026-08-25. A crowd database: a count is a floor.