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A wheel shaped pasta that is also known as ruote. Rotelle is also used as the name of a twisted spiral pasta, which is similar to rotini, only rotelle is larger in size.

Bow tie shape pasta similar to farfalle except its ends are rounded.

Stuffed pasta that is small and round in shape or shaped like a half circle with an edging that has an embossed or ruffled appearance.

Generally used to describe tiny bow tie shaped pasta, but it is sometimes used to describe a wide strand of pasta that has a wavy edge on one side.

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

Small, flat, square or triangle shaped pasta generally used in thin broth soups. Pastina pasta could be used as a substitute.

A short, wide tube pasta with diagonally cut ends. This pasta has the same name as the shaped pasta that is roughly cut pasta scraps.

A pasta product that consists of a group of different pasta shapes. The shapes can include small tubes of different sizes, short strands and miscellaneous shapes.

A type of pasta shaped like a short, ribbed, hollow tube that is suitable for dishes in which the pasta will be baked with a sauce.

Pizzichi means "pinched pasta." This pasta is a short diagonally cut pasta with rippled edges. It is approximately 1 3/4 inches long and 3/4 inch wide.

A small version of the bow-tie or butterfly shaped pasta, farfalle. It is basically a smaller version of farfalle pasta and it is most often used in soups.

A pasta variety that is shaped like a curved shell with ridges on the outer surface. It is a smaller version of the dried gnocchi pasta.

Flat, roughly cut pieces of pasta produced as random shapes from the scraps of pasta being cut and formed for another variety of pasta or pasta that is intentionally cut into a formed shape, similar to a trapezoid or a parallelogram.

A small ribbon pasta formed into a curved shape. Ricciutelle is made into several types of shapes, either a corkscrew shape (similar to fusilli, rotini and rotelle) or simply as a short curl formed like a small ribbon that has been curled slightly.

Long, twisted, corkscrew or spring-like shaped pasta strands that are hollowed through the center of the strands.

A pasta variety that is shaped like a butterfly or bow tie. It is often used in pasta dishes that are baked such as a casserole.

Extremely thin, long strands of pasta, which are available in both strands and nests. It is most suitable for use with light sauces.

A type of pasta made by artisans in southern Italy that have a long heritage of producing unique and high quality pastas.

A thin, disc shaped, Ligurian pasta that has been hand stamped with the family arms on one side and different designs, such as palm trees, sunsets, and sailboats on the other side....

Small rice or grain shaped pasta. Risi is slightly smaller than orzo. It is also referred to as risoni or pasta a riso.