Penne
A tubular pasta with the ends cut on a diagonal. This
pasta is available smooth or with ridges and is ideal
with chunky and heavy sauces, in pasta bakes or in pasta
salads.
Conchiglie
Shaped like seashells, this pasta is available in small
or large sizes and is perfect with heavy and chunky sauces.
Spaghetti
This long thin pasta is one of the most popular varieties
of pasta and is ideal served with any type of sauce.
Cannelloni
These large tubes are typically stuffed with a meat, tomato
and vegetable filling and baked. Can also be stuffed with
cheese like ricotta.
Farfalle
This bow-tie shaped pasta is good with chunky sauces
and in pasta bakes. It also goes well in pasta salads.
Rigatoni
This tube-shaped pasta with ridges will cling to any sauce
from smooth to chunky and can also be used in bakes.
Fusilli
A corkscrew-shaped pasta that clings well to heavier
and chunkier sauces. It also goes well in soups such
as minestrone.
Lasagna
Sheets of flat pasta named after the Latin word for pot
"lasanum." Typically layered with vegetables,
meat (or seafood) and sauce and baked.
Fettuccine
This pasta is shaped like long thin ribbons and is ideal
served with heavy sauces. It can also be broken into
pieces and added to soups.
Risoni
This rice-shaped pasta is ideal in soups and adds body
to stews. It can also be used as a replacement for rice
in various dishes such as risotto.
Macaroni
A versatile pasta shape which can be served with any
style of sauce or used in bakes and pasta salads.
Bavette
Long, flat and similar to fettuccine, but not as wide.
Can be served with smooth or heavy sauces.
