Pierced short-cut pasta, suitable for vegetable and clear soups Spiral shape short-cut pasta, suitable for casseroles or saladsĬrestine, Margherite lisce, Fagioletti, Zitellini, Tubettini lunghi Stricchetti tondi, Saliere, Farfalle tonde, Fiocchetti Long-cut pasta with rectangular section (about 0.8 x 8 mm), fresh or dry. Nastrini, Reginette, Reginelle, Fettucce ricce Stamped ' Bologna ' shape, suitable for casseroles or meat sauce pasta Shaped like creste di galli ('cockscomb' in Italian).Ĭornetti rigati, Sedanetti rigati, Sedanini rigati, Stortini rigati, Diavoletti rigati, Tubetti lunghi rigati Short cut pasta suitable for salads or soups. Short-cut extruded shape, suitable for vegetable or meat sauce pasta Tofettine, Coccioline, Cinesini, Margaritine, Cinesi rigati, Mezzi cocci, Margherite rigate, CappettineĮxtruded short-cut shape, suitable for soups or meat sauce pasta Small shell-shaped pasta, suitable for vegetable or thin soups The name is less commonly used for a type of dumpling made with ricotta cheese. It usually refers to small pasta shells that resemble tiny hot dog buns. These are short lengths of rolled and twisted Italian pasta. Short cut pasta suitable for casseroles or salads Medium size, pinched stuffed fresh pasta, filled with vegetables, cheese, ricotta or meat based filling Very thin long-cut extruded pasta (ø mm 1 - 1.2), usually nested or coiled, suitable for clear soups. Hollow short-cut pasta, suitable for casseroles or vegetable soupsĪngel's hair, Cabellos de Angel, Capelvenere, Fidelini, Fedelini, Cappellini, Sopracappellini, Sciviotti ziti, Denti di cavallo, Denti di pecora, Fischiotti, Fischioni, Canneroni Short-cut shape, suitable for vegetable sauce pasta or casserolas Gnocchettoni Zitoni, Tagliati di Zitoni, Cannelloni Zitoni, Canneroni, Spole, Sigarette, Schiaffoni Small diameter (about 2.4 - 2.7 mm) and smooth surface long-cut dry hollow pasta. Perciatellini, Foratini, Fidelini bucati, Fide bucate Large diameter (about 3 mm) and very long-cut spaghetti, made with wholemeal soft wheat flour or semolina. Short cut pasta suitable for salads or soups Large size ring-shaped short-cut pasta, suitable for soups or salads Short-cut pasta, suitable for vegetable or thin soups Juice, green pasta with spinach, orange or red with tomatoes, and etc.īelow an overview of the most common pasta types and their synonyms. Red pastas can be colored with beets or its Pasta normally is white-yellow, but other colors exist. Some shapesĪre large enough to be stuffed and baked, and others, like ravioli, come already stuffed. Strands with sauces, and tubes and fanciful shapes in casseroles and pasta salads. I've made many new friends since joining.The tiniest shapes are often used in soups, long ribbons or

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