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

Small, solid beads of pasta. Pearl pasta is slightly larger than acini di pepe pasta. Also referred to as piombi pasta.

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.

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

Wide pasta noodles approximately 2 inches in length that have been slightly twisted to provide a shape similar to a ruffled strand of ribbon.

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.

A pasta filled with various ingredients that is made as a circle or square of pasta dough that is folded over and sealed on the open edge to form a half circle or rectangular shape.

A kitchen utensil, also referred to as a Pasta Rolling Machine, that is used to roll pasta dough into thin sheets of pasta.

A pasta variety that has a mushroom shape and is suitable for use in a variety of soups. A smaller version of this pasta is called funghini.

A pasta variety that has the shape of small mushrooms and is suitable for use in soups. It is basically as smaller version of funghetti pasta.

A pasta variety that consists of two short pasta strands that are twisted together into a spiral shape.

A wide hollowed out tubular pasta. It is basically a larger version of ziti pasta. Zitoni pasta is also known as cannaroni.

A pasta variety that is shaped like a small conch shell. It is commonly used in pasta salads and with meat sauces.

Long strands of pasta that are very similar to Angel hair pasta, only Capellini is slightly thicker....

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

Small pasta shapes resembling rice or grain, which is used in soups and casseroles and is sometimes substituted for rice.

A kitchen utensil that may have cutting wheels or cutting circles used to cut pasta dough into strips, circles, squares, or other pasta shapes.

A pasta shaped like a small tube that is often used in soups. A larger version of ditalini is known as ditali.

A pasta most often used in soup recipes that has the shape of a small tube. Pastina may be substituted if fischietti is unavailable.