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Rigatoni (US: / r ɪ ɡ ə ˈ t oʊ n i /, Italian: [riɡaˈtoːni]) is a type of pasta. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] They are larger than penne and ziti , and sometimes slightly curved, but not as curved as elbow macaroni .
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.
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).
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".
Pappardelle (Italian: [papparˈdɛlle]; sg.: pappardella; from the verb pappare, meaning 'to gobble up') are large, very broad, flat pasta, similar to wide fettuccine, [1] originating from the Tuscany region of Italy.
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Cavatappi is a generic name adopted by other brands that imitated Barilla's cellentani.This particular shape was born in the 1970s at Barilla in Parma, [5] when a set of pasta dies had been mistakenly made with a spiral (instead of straight) set of lines.
Strozzapreti (Italian: [ˌstrɔttsaˈprɛːti]; lit. ' priest choker ' or ' priest strangler ' [1]: 152 [2]) are an elongated form of cavatelli, or hand-rolled pasta typical of the Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Marche and Umbria regions of Italy as well as in the state of San Marino.