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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.
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".
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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Ziti (Italian:) or zite (Italian:) is a shape of extruded pasta originating from the Italian regions of Campania and Sicily. [1] [2] It is shaped into long, wide tubes, about 25 cm (9.8 inches) long, that generally need to be broken by hand into smaller pieces before cooking.
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]
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.