Cavatelli are a type of pasta, typically about 3 cm (1¼ inch) long, with a rolled edge. It is similar in shape to casarecci, but shorter in length. While they are often available frozen in Italian specialty grocers, they are typically homemade in Italian and Italian-American households.

Pesto (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpesto], Genoese: [ˈpestu]) is a sauce originating in Genoa in the Liguria region of northern Italy (pesto alla genovese). The name is the contracted past participle of pestâ ("to pound, to crush", from the same Latin root as the English word pestle), in reference to the sauce's crushed herbs and garlic.