Types of Pasta

PASTA
Introduction
PASTA
🡪 is a staple food of
traditional Italian cuisine.
🡪 is eaten in Italy only as first food.
🡪made mostly from durum wheat or,
buckwheat flour, with water and,
sometimes, eggs.
🡪comes in a variety of different
shapes
Two Basic Styles of
Pasta:
1. Dried Pasta
🡪made without eggs can be stored for
up to two years under ideal conditions.
2. Fresh Pasta
🡪will keep for a few days under
refrigeration.
TYPES OF
PASTA
1. Rotelle
🡪are a type of pasta resembling
wheels with spokes.
Also known as wagon wheels, the
name derives from the Italian word
for little wheels.
In Ohio, they are called as “Choo
Choo Wheels”
Rotelle Pasta
Dishes Made From Rotelle
Chicken Rotelle
Pasta
Rotelle Carbonara
2. Fusilli
Fusilli are long, thick, corkscrew
shaped pasta.
The word fusilli presumably comes
from fusile, archaic word for “rifle”
referring to the spiral-grooved barrel of
the latter.
The word can also mean “little” in
Italian.
In addition to plain white colour, other
colours can be made by mixing other
ingredients into the dough.
Eg. beetroot for red, spinach for
green, and cuttlefish ink for black.
Fusilli may be solid or hollow.

Hollow fusilli are also called fusilli
bucati.
Fusilli Pasta
Dishes Made From Fusilli
Pasta
3. Tortellini
Tortellini are ring-shaped pasta and

their alternative name is "belly
button"
Originally from the Italian region
of Emilia, they are usually
served in broth, either of beef or
chicken.
Tortellini Pasta
Dishes Made From Tortellini
Tortellini Salad Pasta
Tortellini Soup
4. Rigatoni
Rigatoni is a form of tube-
shaped pasta of varying lengths and
diameters.
It is larger than penne and ziti and
sometimes slightly curved.
like ziti, not diagonal like penne.
The word rigatoni comes from the Italian
word rigati, which means "ridged" or
Rigatoni Pasta
Dishes Made From Rigatoni
Pasta
Rigatoni Bolognese
Rigatoni Abruzzi
5. Conchiglie
Conchiglie, commonly known as
"shells" or "seashells" is a type of
pasta.
It is usually sold in the plain durum
wheat variety, and also in coloured
varieties.
The shell shape of the pasta is good at
catching the sauce.
Conchiglie Pasta
Dishes Made From Conchiglie
Pasta
Conchiglie Gamberi
Conchiglie Ham
Salad
6. LINGUINE
PASTA
Linguine is a form of pasta, flat like
fettuccine and trenette.
It is wider than spaghetti, about 1/4 to 3/8
inch, but not as wide as fettuccine.
The name linguine means "little
tongues" in Italian.
A thinner version of linguine is called
linguettine.
Linguine Pasta
Dishes Made From Linguine
Pasta
Linguine With Prawns
Linguine With
Clam Sauce
7. Fettuccine
Fettuccine (literally "little ribbons" in
Italian) is a type of pasta popular in
Roman Cuisine.
It is a flat thick noodle made of egg and
flour wider than but similar to the
tagliatelle.
Fettuccine are traditionally made fresh but
dried tagliatelle can also be bought in
shops.
Fettuccine Pasta
Dishes Made From Fettuccine Pasta
Chicken Fettuccine
Fettuccine With
Alfredo Sauce
8. FARFALLE
Farfalle are a type of pasta, commonly

known as "bow-tie pasta" the name is
derived from the Italian word farfalla
(butterfly).
A larger variation of farfalle is known
as farfallone, while there is a miniature
version called farfalline.
Farfalle Pasta
Dishes Made From Farfelle
Pasta
Garden Fresh Farfelle
Garlic Chicken Farfelle

9. PENNE
Penne is a type of pasta with
cylinder- shaped pieces.
 The hollow center allows it to hold

sauce, while the angular ends act
as scoops.
Penne is the plural form of

the Italian penna, deriving
from
Penne Pasta
Dishes Made From Penne
Pasta
Penne Pasta with
Meat Sauce
Beef Penne
Pasta Casserole
10. RAVIOLI
The word ravioli is reminiscent

of the Italian verb riavvolgere
(to wrap).
They are composed of a filling
sealed between two layers of
thin egg pasta dough.
Ravioli Pasta
Dishes Made From Ravioli Pasta
Cheese Ravioli
Toasted Ravioli
11. Rotini
Rotini is a type of helix or corkscrew

shaped pasta, the name derives from
the Italian word for “twists”
Rotini is most often made from refined
flour.
They are often used in pasta salads
with tomato-based sauces.
Rotini Pasta
Dishes Made From Rotini
Pasta
Rotini Salad
Rotini Pepperoni
12. Macaroni
Macaroni was brought to Italy by

Marco Polo in 1292.
Macaroni is a variety of moderately
extended, machine-made, dry pasta
made with durum wheat.
Macaroni noodles do not contain eggs,
and are normally cut in short, hollow
shapes.
Macaroni
Dishes Made From Macaroni
Pasta With
Macaroni
Cheese
Macaroni Wit
Broccoli
13. Cannelloni
Cannelloni are a cylindrical

shaped pasta.
It is generally served baked
with a filling and covered by a
sauce.
The sauces typically used
are tomato or béchamel sauce.
Cannelloni Pasta
Dishes Made From Cannelloni
Pasta
Cannelloni Bolognaise
Cannelloni
Spinach
14. Cencioni
🡪a type of pasta and the name
derives from the Italian word for
little rag
🡪oval and petal- shaped, with
a slight curve.
They are larger and flatter
than orecchiette
Cencioni Pasta
Dishes Made From Cencioni Pasta
Cencioni With
Tomato
Sauce
Cencioni
With Minced
Meat

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PASTA

Fusilli may be solid or hollow.

Tortellini are ring-shaped pasta and

Farfalle are a type of pasta, commonly

Garlic Chicken Farfelle

 The hollow center allows it to hold

Penne is the plural form of

The word ravioli is reminiscent

Rotini is a type of helix or corkscrew

Macaroni was brought to Italy by

Cannelloni are a cylindrical

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