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Strands of pasta that are coiled into a shape resembling a spring. Similar to fusilli bucati, only spiralini is shorter and coiled closer together.

A slightly curved tubular pasta that is larger than penne rigate but smaller than rigatoni. It has a ridged surface and straight cut ends.

A short ribbon of pasta twisted into a shape resembling a screw or spring-like, corkscrew. Fusilli is best when it is boiled and served with a thick, heavy sauce.

Short lengths of triangular shaped pasta that is hollow through the center. Trenne pasta is 2 ¼ to 2 ½ inches in length.

A medium sized tube pasta similar to rigatoni. It is slightly narrower and the ridges on the surface of elicoidali are slightly curved around the tube, rather than straight as on rigatoni.

A smaller variety of trenne. It is narrower in width than trenne and only 1 ¾ to 2 inches in length....

A large, slightly curved tube pasta that is approximately 1 ½ inches in length. It has a ridged outer surface and straight cut ends.

Macaroni is used in reference to any narrow short tubular pasta. The tubes may be straight or curved in shape and vary slightly in width.