The Pasta we eat!!

These are some of the pasta types that we have tried and tasted over the years..A lil more or a lil less by mistake..Lavi will clear that up..Here we go..

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Pasta comes in all shapes and sizes. The tiniest shapes are often used in soups, long ribbons or strands with sauces, and tubes and fanciful shapes in casseroles and pasta salads. Some shapes are large enough to be stuffed and baked, and others, like ravioli, come already stuffed.

Pasta normally is white-yellow, but other colours exist.

Common name	Image	Synonym(s)	Description
Bigoli		Bigui, Pincinelli	Large diameter (about 3 mm) and very long-cut spaghetti, made with wholemeal soft wheat flour or semolina.
Cannelloni		Gnocchettoni Zitoni, Tagliati di Zitoni, Cannelloni Zitoni, Canneroni, Spole, Sigarette, Schiaffoni	Short-cut shape, suitable for vegetable sauce pasta or casserolas
Farfalle		Galla genovese, Fiocconi; Farfalloni	Stamped " Bologna " shape, suitable for casseroles or meat sauce pasta
Fettuccelle ricce		Nastrini, Reginette, Reginelle, Fettucce ricce	Curled fettuccine (width about 12 mm).
Fettuccine		Lasagnette, Fettucce	Long-cut pasta with rectangular section (about 0.8 x 8 mm), fresh or dry.
Fusilli		Eliche, Tortiglioni, Spirali	Spiral shape short-cut pasta, suitable for casseroles or salads
Fusilloni		Eliche grandi	Spiral shape short-cut pasta, suitable for casseroles or salads
Italiana			Pierced short-cut pasta, suitable for vegetable and clear soups
Lasagne		Lasagnoni, Bardele	Long-cut pasta with rectangular section (about 0.6 x 25 mm), fresh or dry.
Linguine		Bavettine, Bavette fini, Radichini, Linguettine	Small size and elliptic section long-cut pasta.
Maccheroni		Macaroni	Hollow elbow-shaped pasta
Mezzani		Perciatelloni, Mezze Zite, Regine, Scaloppi, Napoletani	Large diameter (about 5 - 6 mm) and smooth surface long-cut dry hollow pasta
Pantacce			Short cut pasta suitable for soups or salads
Pappardelle		Papparelle	Long-cut pasta with rectangular section (about 0.8 x 20 mm), fresh or dry
Pennine (Penne)		Mezze pennette lisce, Mezze penne, Mezzani, Pennettine, Pennuzze, Penne Regina	Slanting short-cut hollow shape, suitable for vegetable sauce pasta
Ravioli			Different size and shape fresh pasta, stuffed with vegetables, ricotta, cheese, meat and even fish based filling.
Rocchetti		Salamini, Caramelle	Short cut pasta suitable for casseroles or salads
Sagnarelli			This flat Italian pasta is about 5 cm long, and has a ridged border.
Spaghetti		Vermicelli, Fide, Ristoranti, Vermicelloni, Filatelli, Vermicelloni giganti, Spaghettoni	Medium diameter (1.8 - 2.4 mm) long-cut dry pasta (broken for Vermicelli).
Tagliatelle		Tagliarelli, Reginelle, Fresine, Nastri, Fettuccelle, Fettucce romane, Fiadi	Long-cut pasta with rectangular section (about 0.8 x 10 mm), fresh or dry.