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A type of egg pasta characterized by a shape that resembles a small, ridged, rolled tube, similar to a quill.

An Italian pasta that is shaped like a snail shell. Lumache pasta is generally served with a heavier chunky sauce.

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

Long tube pasta that is slightly slimmer than a pencil and has a small hollowed out center. It is served in casseroles or with a heavy sauce.

Short pasta twisted into a spiral shape, similar to fusilli. Rotini adds a decorative affect to salads and other dishes.

Small black seeds that provide a slightly bitter and somewhat peppery flavor when dried for use in foods.

A form of seaweed that has been dried to be used as a thickener in food. Traditionally used in Asia, it can be substituted for gelatin.

A German word meaning "cutlet" that is commonly used to describe a food dish using a veal, pork, chicken, or turkey cutlet as the main ingredient.

A rice-shaped extracted wheat flour pasta that is very similar in appearance and taste to orzo. Orzo pasta may be slightly plumper, but can be a good substitute for Rosa marina when necessary.

Thick spaghetti shaped pasta that is hollow in the center, very similar to bucatini or perciatelli pasta, but slightly thicker.

A short s-shaped pasta tube that resembles a small corkscrew. Its slender, spiral shape makes it suitable for serving with sauces, in salads, and in casseroles.

Refers to pasta that is shaped like a short tube with a wide, spiral groved surface resembling a screw.

A smaller version of the calamarata tube pasta, which has been cut into large wide rings. It is often served with rich sauces.

Small, short-cut pasta tubes that are approximately 3/8" long. They are often used in soups. A smaller version of ditali is known as ditalini.

Small rings of pasta that are used in various soups and are also suitable for salads. A smaller version of the pasta is known as anellini.

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.

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

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

A 3/8 inch diameter, slightly curved, tube pasta that is approximately 2 inches long with straight cut ends.

Tube pasta that resembles penne pasta, only it is slightly thinner and longer. Reginelle has, at times, also been used in reference to a wide, flat, wavy edged ribbon pasta that is named reginette.