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Pasta Shapes and Dishes
acini di pepe
pasta 'peppercorns'
agnolini
stuffed pasta from Mantua served in soup
agnolotti
pasta pillows filled with meat
alfabeti
alphabet pasta
ammiscato
mixed
amori
ridged hollow pasta spirals
anchellini
bead-shaped pasta
andarinos
helix-shaped pasta
anelli
pasta 'rings'
anolini
small round stuffed pasta
armoniche
pasta 'harmonicas'
arobaleno
rainbow coloured pasta
avemarie
pasta shaped like rosary beads
ballerine
'ballerina' pasta
barba
'beard' pasta
barbina
very fine pasta strands
bassotti
baked pasta and cheese
bavette
'Little dribbles'
bigoli
fat homemade pasta from the Veneto
blecs
buckwheat pasta parallelograms
bombarde
short fat pasta tubes
bombolotti
squat fat ridged tubes of pasta
bottoni
filled button shaped pasta
bricchetti
short spaghetti
brigoli
fat homemade spaghetti
bucatini
Fat spaghetti with a hole in the middle
bumbola
'bumble bee' pasta
busiate
pasta rolled on an iron rod
caccavelle
biggest of all pasta forms
cacio e pepe
classic Roman pasta dish
calamarata
pasta shaped like sliced squid
campanelle
'bell flowers' pasta
candele
hollow 'candle' shaped pasta
canederli
bread dumplings
canestrini
'little baskets'
cannelloni
stuffed and baked pasta tubes
canneroni
pasta shaped like 'big reeds'
cannerozzetti
short ridged pasta tubes
capellini
Very fine spaghetti
cappellacci
big caps of pasta
cappelletti
filled pasta 'caps'
capricci
'whimsical' pasta
capunsei
bread dumplings
casarecce
narrow pasta twists
casoncelli
stuffed pasta from Lombardy
castellane
lady castle dweller's pasta
cavatappi
'corkscrew' macaroni
cavatelli
rolled out and folded pasta
ceciliani
'Sicilian' gnocchi
cellentani
twisty pasta spirals
cencioni
'little rags' pasta
chicche
mini gnocchi
chifferi
elbow macaroni
cicatelli
little pasta boats
ciceri e tria
chickpeas and tagliatelle
ciriole
thick square homemade spaghetti
cjalzons
Friulian ravioli
cocciolette
small pasta shells
conchiglie
pasta shells
corallini
tiny pasta beads
cordonetti
fat homemade noodles
coriandoli
coriander, or pasta
cortecce
bark or bark-shaped pasta
corzetti
stamped pasta discs
cresc-tajat
pasta made from polenta
creste di gallo
cock's combs
culurgiones
fat oval pasta pillows
curzùl
handmade spaghetti
dischi volanti
pasta 'flying saucers'
ditali
pasta 'thimbles'
eliche
pasta ‘propellers’
elicoidali
medium-sized ridged pasta tubes
fagioloni
string beans or string bean shaped pasta
farfalle
butterfly or bow tie shaped pasta
fazzoletti
'handkerchief' pasta or tarts
fedelini
thin spaghetti
ferrazzuoli
long thin pasta strips
fettuccine
pasta ribbons
fideos
short thin pasta
fieno
'straw' pasta
filindeu
'God's threads'
fiochetti
pasta 'bows' or 'bow ties'
fischioni
ridged pasta tubes
foglietti
tagliatelle, Jewish style
frascarelli
polenta like pasta
fregnacce
wide, flat pasta
fregnaccia
a tart or a pancake or pasta
fregula
Sardinian 'couscous'
frisinsal
pasta with chicken or goose
funghetti
'little mushrooms' pasta
fusi istriani
twisted pasta squares
fusilli
corkscrew shaped pasta
garganelli
intricate ridged pasta tubes
gargati
fat little tubes
gemelli
'twin' pasta
gigli
'lily' pasta
girini di pasta
pasta 'tadpoles'
gnoccacci
ugly gnoccacci
gnocchetti
'little gnocchi'
gnocchi
dumplings
gnocculli
pasta from Trapani
gnudi
nudies!
gomiti
pasta elbows
gramigna
squiggly hollow tubes, popular in Bologna
grattoni
crumb-shaped egg pasta
jacculi
long fat noodles
knodeln
dumplings
lagane
home-made ribbon pasta
laianelle
ricotta filled pasta moons
lanache
similar to linguine
lanterne
pasta 'lanterns'
lasagne
long flat sheets of pasta
lasagnette
narrow lasagna
lingue di suocera
crispy flat bread or colourful pasta ribbons
linguine
long thin flat pasta
lorighitta
durum wheat pasta 'vine tendrils'
lumachelle
'little snails'
lumaconi
'big snail' shells
maccarrones
various kinds of pasta in Sardinia
maccheroncelli
small thin pasta tubes, often ridged
maccheroni
macaroni, and more
mafaldine
skinny lasagne
maglie
medium length pasta
malfatti
'badly made' dumplings
malloreddus
the classic ridged pasta of Sardinia
maltagliati
'badly cut' pasta
mandilli di saea
'silk handkerchief' pasta
manfricoli
fat, flat homemade noodles
maniche
'sleeve' pasta
manicotti
pasta tubes
marubini
meat-filled pasta discs, served in broth
matasse
skeins of pasta
maultaschen
heavy duty ravioli
mezzanelli
short pasta tubes
mezzelune
pasta half moons
minnicchi
pasta made on an iron rod
molloni
pasta in the shape of vine tendrils
mostaccioli
'little mustaches'
mparrettati
long thin pencils of pasta
mugnaia
meurnière sauce or rustic handmade pasta
nastri
thick pasta 'ribbons'
nochette
bows
Norma
Sicilian pasta dish
nuvole
cloud pasta
occhi di lupo
'wolf's eyes' pasta
ofelle
potato ravioli
ondule
undulating pasta
orecchiette
'little ears' of pasta
orzo
barley, or barley-shaped pasta
paccheri
enormous pasta tubes
paglia e fieno
two-tone tagliatelle
pannicelli
egg pasta pillows
pansotti
Ligurian 'little belly' pasta
papalina
papal pasta with eggs and prosciutto
pappardelle
wide pasta ribbons
passatelli
pasta without flour
pasta
Italian happy fuel
pasta di Gragnano
pasta from the Bay of Naples' 'City of Maccaroni'
pastasciutta
pasta (dried, boiled, and served with sauce)
pasticciata
baked pasta or roast meat in sauce
pasticcio
oven-baked pasta
paternostro
rosary bead-shaped pasta
penne
pasta 'quills'
penne all'arrabbiata
angry quills!
penne alla vodka
pasta quills with vodka
perciatelli
fat spaghetti with a hole in the middle
pettine
scallops, or pasta
pici
fat square Tuscan spaghetti
pillus
homemade pasta ribbons
pincinelle
pasta made with bread dough
pipe
fat hollow curved tubes of pasta
pisarei e fasò
bean-shaped pasta and beans
pistum
sweet dumplings or turnip greens soup
pizzichi
'pinched' spelt pasta
pizzoccheri
buckwheat noodles
puntalette
rice shaped pasta
quadrefiore
chunky ruffled pasta
quadretti
little pasta squares
racchette
tennis racquet pasta
radiatori
little radiators
ramiccia
thin handmade tagliatelle from Lazio
ravioli
filled pasta pillows
reginelle
sesame biscuits
riccioli
egg pasta curls
rigatoni
short ridged pasta tubes
rintrocilo
long fat pasta cut with a special tool
risi
rice shaped pasta
rombi
rhomboid pasta
rosamarina
rice shaped pasta or a fishy sauce
rotelle
pasta corkscrews... or wheels
rotini
short, helix shaped pasta
Ruota del Faraone
'Pharaoh's Wheel'– a Jewish pasta dish
ruote
wagon wheel pasta
sacchette
little pasta sacks or purses
saccottini
chocolate-filled pastries or stuffed pasta
sagne
flat pasta
schiaffetoni
meat-filled cannelloni
schiaffioni
big fat ovals
Schlutzkrapfen
crescent shaped ravioli
scialatielli
prize winning 'ruffles'
sconcigli
sea snail, or pasta shape
scucuzzu
pasta 'pills'
sedani
'celery stalk' pasta
semi di melone
melon pip pasta
slicrofi
Slovenian-style ravioli
spaccatelle
curls of pasta
spaghetti
il classico
spaghetti alla chitarra
fat, square spaghetti
spaghetti alle vongole
spaghetti with clams
spaghettoni
fat spaghetti
spiralini
pasta shaped like springs
stelline
little pasta stars
stianconi
torn up pasta
stivaletti
'little boots' pasta
stortini
tiny elbow macaroni
strangozzi
thick square strands of egg pasta
strapponi
egg pasta ribbons torn by hand
strascinati
'drawn-out' pasta
stricchetti
butterfly shaped pasta from Romagna
strigoli
bladder campion leaves or homemade pasta worms
stroncatelli
traditional Jewish spaghetti from Ancona
strozzacavalli
pasta big enough to choke a horse
strozzapreti
'priest chokers'
stuzzicarelli
flavoured ribbons of pasta
succu
Sardinian cheese and pasta pie
sugeli
pasta from Liguria
tacconelle
pasta parallelograms
tacconi
broad bean flour pasta
taccu
soup with tagliatelle-like pasta
tagliatelle
pasta ribbons
tajarin
egg pasta similar to thin tagliatelle
tallarinus
thin pasta, cheese, and saffron cooked in broth
tempestina
tiny pasta beads
testaroli
fried and then boiled pasta
timballo
pasta or rice casserole
timballo alla Bonifacio VIII
The Pope's pie
tofe
pasta shells
tonnarelli
fat home-made spaghetti
torcelli
pasta corkscrew or thin spaghetti
torchietti
pasta 'torches'
torchio
pasta maker
tordellata
deconstructed tortelli
Tortel Dols di Colorno
sweet sour pasta pillows
tortelli
filled pasta
tortellini
pasta with a twist
tortiglioni
short ridged pasta tubes
trecce
spiral pasta
trenette
Ligurian linguine
trenne
triangular tubes
tripoline
curly edged pasta
troccoli
square strands of pasta
trofie
homemade worm-shaped pasta
trottole
'spinning tops'
trucioli
food that resembles wood shavings
tubetti
tubular pasta
tuffoli
fat pasta tubes
Turiddu
spicy Sicilian pasta dish
umbrichelli
'little earthworms'
vermicelli
'little worms'
vincisgrassi
indecently luxurious lasagna
vipere
blind viper pasta
ziti
pasta tubes
zlikrofi
Slovenian style dumplings