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Tiny round pasta, similar to acini di pepe, only smaller. It is generally served in light soup or in broth.

Tiny star shaped Italian pastas which add a decorative look to soups, salads and side dishes. Stelline is a smaller version of stelle pasta.

Short chunky pieces of pasta with ridges circling the pasta, which form a shape that resembles the grill of a radiator.

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

A basic French white sauce made by adding hot milk to a white roux (heated butter mixed with flour)....

An Italian phrase meaning ''to the tooth,'' which is used to describe the correct degree of doneness for pasta.

A type of pasta product made with quinoa flour, which is a type of flour ground from the seeds of the quinoa plant: a plant cultivated mainly in South America as a major grain-like crop.

A large version of fusilli. Its corkscrew shape and rough texture allows it to hold both creamy and chunky sauces very well.

Considered to be a type of pasta originating in North Africa during ancient times, Fregola is very small in size, similar to soup pastas, and is sometimes mistaken as a grain.

Tiny solid beads of pasta that are generally used in light or broth based soups.

Very thin, short-cut strands of pasta. Similar to fideos, only smaller.

Very thin ribbons of pasta.

A narrow egg noodle that varies in length anywhere from 1 inch to 4 inches. It is a dried pasta that closely resembles homemade noodles.

A thick strand of pasta that is stretched until it its approximately double the thickness of spaghetti.

Short and chunky, c-shaped tube pasta.

A smaller version of pipe pasta. Pipette is approximately 5/8 inch long.

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 long, flat, wide pasta noodle, which is approximately 3/8 inch wide. It is generally an egg noodle.

A shorter version of cannelloni. This pasta is approximately ½ inch in diameter and ¾ inch in length.

Two inch squares of pasta that are folded in half to form a triangle after the filling is added and then twisted to form the shape of a little hat.