Pasta pasta pasta! We all love pasta, don’t we? This delicious creamy dish is an absolute treat and it comes in various shapes and variations. It is estimated that there are approximately 350 different types of pasta. Pasta shapes are specifically designed to hold the sauce in the best way possible. There is a different crazy world of pasta shapes. Beyond spaghetti or the comforting and familiar ravioli, a whole other realm of pasta shapes exists in the world. So here is a list of some different pasta shapes around the world:
- Agnolotti
They are formed into rectangles like ravioli or into half-moon shapes.
- Bucatini
Like spaghetti, bucatini pasta is long and thin.
- Calamarata
It is a thick, ringed pasta that looks like rings of calamari, that is why it is the name.
- Cannelloni
This one is cylindrical pasta, cannelloni is a filled noodle that is baked and covered in sauce.
- Spaghetti
They are noodle shaped pasta.
- Penne
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These are tube-shaped pasta cut out at the edge.
- Cavatelli
Cavatelli is shaped like small hot dog buns.
- Conchiglie
Conchiglie is shell-shaped.
- Ditalini
They are like straws
- Farfalle
They resemble the shape of a bowtie.
- Fusilli
It is twisting spaghetti
- Manicotti
Manicotti are short, large pasta tubes
- Mafaldine
This is a curly pasta. They are long, flat noodles that have ruffled edges that look similar to curly hair.
- Campanelle
Campanelle means “little flower” or “bellflower” in Italian. This pasta is shaped almost like a horn with ruffled edges.
- Garganelli
Flat sheets of pasta are rolled into a cylinder shape and pressed with ridges to make garganelli.
- Lumache
They are shell-shaped pasta.
Well, these were just some few, there are many more,
