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Radiatori somewhat resemble fusilli in shape, but are generally shorter and thicker with a ruffled edge, circling the pasta. [4] They are modelled after an old industrial heating fixture, [1] [better source needed] having a straight "pipe" with concentric, parallel fins. Their design creates hollows to trap sauce.
Rotelle is a type of pasta resembling wheels with spokes. They are similar to fiori.. The name derives from the Italian word for a small wheel. [1] In Italy they are also called ruote, and in the US they are usually called "wagon wheels".
The word rigatoni comes from the Italian word rigato (that stands for 'lined', 'striped', 'ruled', rigatone being the augmentative, and rigatoni the plural form), which means 'ridged' or 'lined', and is associated with the cuisine of southern and central Italy. [4] [3] Rigatoncini are a smaller version, close to the size of penne.
Some different colours and shapes of pasta in a pasta specialty store in Venice. There are many different varieties of pasta. [1] They are usually sorted by size, being long (pasta lunga), short (pasta corta), stuffed (ripiena), cooked in broth (pastina), stretched (strascinati) or in dumpling-like form (gnocchi/gnocchetti).
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Fettuccine [a] [b] is a type of pasta popular in Roman cuisine.It is descended from the extremely thin capelli d'angelo of the Renaissance, [2] but is a flat, thick pasta traditionally made of egg and flour (usually one egg for every 100 grams or 3.5 ounces of flour).
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Tortiglioni are a type of pasta similar to rigatoni, but larger and with deeper grooves which spiral around the pasta. [2] They take their name from the Latin word torquere, meaning 'to twist'. [2] A tortiglione is a characteristic design from the lathe used in pasta manufacturing, with vertical ridges. [3]