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

Stuffed pasta made to look like a half-round sun with rays extending upward. This pasta is made by first cutting pasta dough into 4-inch strips and then cutting 3-inch diameter circles out of the strips.

Narrow Umbrian pasta ribbons that are thicker than spaghetti and look similar to shoestrings. The thickness of this pasta provides for a chewier texture.

Wide, flat ribbon pasta that has rippled edges on both sides. Reginette is similar to lasangette. This wide flat pasta is also found named reginelle.

A pasta strand very similar to vermicelli. Both thin spaghetti and vermicelli are slightly thinner than spaghettini.

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

Short tube pasta with diagonally cut ends. This pasta is a short, stubby version of penne.

Twisted pasta that is similar to rotini, only larger in diameter.

An egg pasta variety that is shaped like small diamonds and is best used as a soup pasta. Pastina may be substituted if grattoni is unavailable.

A Ligurian pasta that are small twisted lengths of pasta. It is a smaller variety of trofie. If not available substitute strozzapreti.

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

A Turkish pasta made of a small square of pasta with a meat filling added, which then has all four corners gathered together forming a ball.

Italian pasta that is shaped similar to melon seeds. It is often used in broths. If Seme di melone is not available, pastina can be used as a substitute.

Spaghetti-like pasta that has been flattened into oval-shaped or flattened ribbon pasta. Linguine is approximately 1/8 inch wide.

A flat ¾ inch wide pasta that has rippled edges on both sides. The ends of this pasta have been cut diagonally instead of straight across, adding an interesting look to the pasta.

A ridged shell pasta that has been rolled to form a long oval shape. It was orginally named Paguri after a tiny crab found along the coast of Italy that had a shape resembling the pasta.

Any type of pasta that has been enhanced with the chemical substance extracted from the ocean squid so it becomes very black in color.

A wide pasta tube that is ¾ to 1 inch in diameter and 2 ½ to 2 ¾ inch in length. The end of this pasta are cut diagonally.

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.

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