Glossary of Ingredients Terms

Large hollow tube pasta, which are 3/4 to 1 inch in diameter. Paccheri will flatten when they are cooked.

This sweet lime has a yellow rind that contains aromatic oil. It has a light yellow flesh, which lacks acidity and contains very few seeds.

A stuffed pasta made by placing filling on a 2 inch square of pasta and then folding the square of pasta in half from one corner to the opposite corner, forming a triangle shape.

A wide flat ribbon pasta that is approximately 5/8 to 1 inch in width. It is available with straight edges or rippled edges.

Tube pasta that is created by wrapping a strip of pasta dough around a thin stick.

An Italian pasta that consists of a variety of tiny shapes. Each shape generally has its own name but they can all be used for one another.

A type of baking chips that has a peanut butter flavor. Peanut butter chips are added to cookies and bars to add peanut butter flavor.

Small, solid beads of pasta. Pearl pasta is slightly larger than acini di pepe pasta.

Thin tube pasta with sharp diagonally cut ends, which resemble the end of a quill pen.

Thin tube pasta with sharp diagonally cut ends, which resemble the end of a quill pen.

A pasta that is similar to penne but has a slightly wider diameter. Penne zita is approximately 1 1/2 inches long.

A small Italian pasta tube pasta with ends that are cut at an angle. They are available with a smooth or ridged surface.

A tube pasta with sharp diagonally cut ends, which resemble the end of a quill pen.

Long strands of pasta, resembling fatter versions of spaghetti that have a hollow center running lengthwise through the middle of the pasta.

An oval shaped Tahitian lime that is slightly larger than Tahitian Bearss lime. It is greenish yellow when ripe but is harvested to be sold when it is still green because the acidity level is higher, which provides a better flavor.

Very thin ribbons of pasta.

A hollow curved pasta that resembles a snail shell. It has a wide opening at one end and at the other end the opening is flattened so that it is almost closed.

A smaller version of pipe pasta. Pipette is approximately 5/8 inch long.

Thick, flat noodles made from buckwheat. They are generally a long noodle sold in nests but are also found cut in short lengths.

Pasta shaped similar to a large grain of rice. It is excellent for use in salads.