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.
