Pasta

Pasta has existed since the days of the Roman Empire. There are as many as 200 different pasta shapes and about three times as many names for them! New shapes are being designed - and named - all the time and the same shape may be called by a different name in different regions of Italy. (Source: Cookshelf Pasta)

 

Anelli, Anellinin

Small rings for soup


Bucatini

Long, medium, thick tubes


Cannelloni

Large, thick, round tubes


Capelli D'Angelo

Thin strands of 'angel hair'


Conchiglie

Ridged shells


Conchigliette

Little shells


Cresti Di Gallo

Curved shape


Ditali, Ditalini

Short tubes


Eliche

Loose spirals


Farfalle

Bows


Fettuccine

Medium ribbons


Fusilli

Spirals


Gemelli

Two pieces wrapped together as 'twins'


Lasagne

Flat, retangular sheets


Linguini

Long, flat ribbons


Lumache

Snail-shaped shells


Lumaconi

Big shells


Macaroni

Long- or short-cut tubes


Orecchiette

Ear Shaped


Penne

Quill shaped


Rigatoni

Thick, ridged tubes

Spaghetti

Fine or medium rods


Tagliarini

Thin ribbons


Tagliatelle

Broad ribbons


Vermicelli

Fine pasta, usually folded into skeins




your thoughts

do you have a pasta shaped like the pope's hat? ie something like a cone and chewy. if not, do you know where i can get some? i think the italian name is " cuffe del papa" although my spelling is completely off


Posted By - menasche nass

 

 



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