Cannelloni

The Italian tube-shaped pasta called cannelloni, which is also known as manicotti in the United States, is essentially a sheet of pasta (or a crespella, the Italian equivalent of a crepe) rolled into a tube. Cannelloni, Italian for "large reeds,".

The cannelloni was invented in 1907 at the restaurant La Favorita better known as the 'O Parrucchiano in Sorrento, Italy by the chef Salvatore Coletta.

It is typically stuffed, topped with a sauce and baked. Any stuffing used in ravioli or any other stuffed pasta will work in cannelloni. However, since cannelloni is considerably larger than ravioli or tortellini, coarser ingredients such as chopped porcini mushrooms or small shrimp can be added to the filling and will provide pleasing texture variations.