What to use instead of marubini
The three-meat broth. Cremona would not serve them any other way.
The closest swap: anolini
The Parma broth parcel.
Marubini is stuffed, 30 to 40 mm long, 3 to 5 minutes in the pot. Anolini sits in the stuffed family and cooks in 3 to 5 minutes. Match the cook time first. A swap that is right in shape and wrong in time still ends up wrong on the plate.
Every swap for marubini, ranked
A substitute must behave the same way with the sauce you are making. The ones marked as chosen are hand-picked. The rest score on family, cavity, surface, size, and shared sauces.
- 1
Anolini
Stuffed · Emilia-Romagna
The Parma broth parcel (chosen)
- 2
Tortellini
Stuffed · Emilia-Romagna
The Bologna broth parcel (chosen)
- 3
Casoncelli
Stuffed · Lombardy
Same family, also solid, also smooth, close in size
- 4
Cjarsons
Stuffed · Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Same family, also solid, also smooth, close in size
- 5
Culurgiones
Stuffed · Sardinia
Same family, also solid, also smooth, close in size
- 6
Mezzelune
Stuffed · Trentino-Alto Adige
Same family, also solid, also smooth, close in size
- 7
Agnolotti
Stuffed · Piedmont
Same family, also solid, also smooth, shares 1 sauce
- 8
Cappelletti
Stuffed · Emilia-Romagna
Same family, also solid, also smooth, shares 1 sauce
Match the sauce, not the look
Marubini is listed against 1 sauce. Pick the swap that holds the one you are cooking.
- Best pasta for in brodo: A clear meat or chicken broth. Pastina or filled pasta, cooked and served in the liquid.
Side by side
The measured difference between marubini and each swap.