How many kinds of pasta?

Answer 1

Irina C sure made that clear... no? I would just say there are about 1000 different kinds, each with a different name. What do we really care about? Pick out the shape you like the best, and enjoy. Right now I like the small shells and will stick with them until I get tired of them.

Answer 2

orzo
lasagna
manicotti
ziti
small zitis
large shells
raviolies
tortollineni
angel hair spagetti
lugiunini
spagetti
elbows
pastina
alphabets
egg noodles
large raviolies
circular raviolies
square raviolies
shells
spirals
honey comb shape
there is so much shapes

Answer 3

List of pasta
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Some different colours and shapes of pasta, in a pasta specialty store in Venice.While the only basic difference between these names is the shape of the pasta, each pasta is typically matched with a particular sauce based on cooking time, consistency, ability to hold sauce, ease of eating etc. In the same way that you wouldn't put a hamburger inside a hotdog bun, likewise, you wouldn't make pasta amatriciana, for example, with angel hair spaghetti, but with bucatini. Some pasta varieties are uniquely regional and not diffused throughout Italy. In other cases, the cut of pasta is present in more than one region, but the cut is called by another name. For example, the cut Rotelle is also called by the names Ruote or Wagon Wheel. The most common varieties are in bold, and the Italian word it is derived from is in brackets.




Contents [hide]
1 Shaped pasta
2 Tubular pasta
3 Strand noodles
4 Ribbon pasta noodles
5 Micro pasta
6 Stuffed pasta
7 Irregular Shapes



[edit] Shaped pasta
Image Type Common? Description Translation
No Pic Campanelle No Small cones "little bells"
No Pic Casarecci No Short lengths rolled into an "S"
No Pic Cavatelli Yes Seashell shaped with rolled edges
No Pic Conchiglie Yes Seashell shaped
No Pic Conchiglioni Yes Large, stuffable seashell shaped
No Pic Creste di galli No Short, curved and ruffled
No Pic Farfalle Yes Bow tie or butterfly shaped From farfalla, meaning butterfly
No Pic Farfallone No Larger bow ties
Fiori Yes Shaped like a flower "flowers"
Fusilli Yes Rotini
No Pic Fusilli Bucati No A more spring shaped variety
No Pic Gemelli Yes Two short stands of pasta twisted together "twins"
No Pic Gigli No Cone or flower shaped
No Pic Gramigna No Short curled lengths of pasta
No Pic Lumache No Snail shaped From lumaca, meaning snail
No Pic Lumaconi No Jumbo Lumache
No Pic Maltagliati No Flat roughly cut triangles "badly cut"
No Pic Orecchiette No Bowl or ear shaped pasta "little ears"
No Pic Pipe No Larger versions of macaroni
No Pic Quadrefiore No Square with rippled edges
No Pic Radiatore Yes Shaped like radiators
No Pic Radiatori Yes Shaped like radiators
No Pic Ricciolini No Short wide noodles with a 90—degree twist
No Pic Rotelle Yes Wagon wheel shaped pasta
No Pic Rotini Yes Fusilli
No Pic Spirali Yes A tube which spirals round
No Pic Spiralini No More tightly—coiled fusilli
No Pic Strozzapreti No Rolled across their width
No Pic Torchio No Torch shaped
No Pic Trofie No Thin twisted pasta


[edit] Tubular pasta
Image Type Common? Description Translation
Bucatini No Hollow spaghetti
No Pic Calamarata No Wide ring shaped pasta
No Pic Calamaretti No Smaller Calamarata
No Pic Cannelloni Yes Large stuffable tubes
No Pic Cavatappi No "S" shaped macaroni also known as Scoobi Do
No Pic Cellentani No Corkscrew shaped tube
No Pic Chifferi No Short and wide macaroni
No Pic Ditalini No Short tubes; like elbows but shorter and without a bend
No Pic Fideuà No Short and thin tubes
No Pic Elbow macaroni Yes Bent tubes
No Pic Elicoidali No Slightly ribbed tube pasta
No Pic Fagioloni No Short narrow tube
No Pic Garganelli No Square egg noodle rolled into a tube
Macaroni Yes Any narrow tube pasta
No Pic Maccheroni No Longer macaroni
No Pic Maccheroncelli No Hollow pencil shaped pasta
No Pic Maltagliati No Short wide pasta with diagonally cut ends
No Pic Manicotti Yes Large stuffable ridged tubes
No Pic Mezzani No Short curved tube
No Pic Mezze Penne No Short version of penne
No Pic Mezzi Bombardoni No Wide short tubes
No Pic Mostaccioli Yes Another name for Penne
No Pic Paccheri No Large tube
No Pic Pasta al ceppo No Shaped like a cinnamon stick
No Pic Penne Yes Medium length tubes with diagonally cut ends
No Pic Penne rigate No Penne with ridged sides
No Pic Penne Zita No Wider version of penne
No Pic Pennette No Short thin version of penne
No Pic Pennoni No Wider version of penne
No Pic Perciatelli No Thicker bucatini
No Pic Rigatoncini No Smaller version of rigatoni
Rigatoni Yes Large and slightly curved tube
No Pic Sagne Incannulate No Long tube formed of twisted ribbon
No Pic Scoobi Do No "S" shaped macaroni also known as Cavatappi
No Pic Trenne No Penne shaped as a triangle
No Pic Trennette No Smaller version of trenne
No Pic Tortiglioni No Narrower rigatoni
No Pic Tuffoli No Ridged rigatoni
No Pic Ziti Yes Long, narrow hose—like tubes
No Pic Zitoni No Wider version of Ziti


[edit] Strand noodles
Image Type Common? Description Translation
No Pic Barbina No Thin strands often coiled into nests
No Pic capelli d’angelo Yes (kah-PELL-ee DAN-zheh-low) The thinnest round-rod pasta. “angel hair”
No Pic Capellini Yes (kah-pehl-LEE-nee) A round-rod pasta, thicker than angel hair, and thinner than vermicelli. “thin hair”
No Pic Chitarra No Similar to spaghetti, except square rather than round
No Pic Ciriole No Thicker version of chitarra
No Pic Fedelini No (fay-day-LEE-nee) A round-rod pasta, thicker than vermicelli, and thinner than spaghetti. “little faithful ones”
No Pic Fusilli lunghi No Very long coiled rods (like a thin telephone cord) “long springs”
No Pic Pici No Very thick, found in Tuscany
No Pic Spaghetti Yes (spah-GEH-tee) A round-rod pasta, thicker than fedelini. “little strings”
No Pic Spaghettini No (spah-geh-TEE-nee) Thin spaghetti. -ini “thin/small”
No Pic Spaghettoni No (spah-geh-TOH-nee) Thick spaghetti. -oni “thick/large”
No Pic Vermicelli Yes (ver-mih-CHEL-lee) A round-rod pasta, thicker than capellini, and thinner than fedelini. “little worms”
No Pic Vermicelloni No (ver-mih-chel-OH-nee) Thick vermicelli. -oni “thick/large”


[edit] Ribbon pasta noodles
Image Type Common? Description Translation
No Pic Bavette No Narrower version of tagliatelle
No Pic Bavettine No Narrower version of bavette
No Pic Fettuce No Wider version of fettuccine
No Pic Fettuccine Yes Ribbon of pasta approximately one centimeter wide
No Pic Fettucelle No Narrower version of fettuccine
No Pic Lagane No Wide noodles
No Pic Lasagne Yes Very wide noodles that often have fluted edges
No Pic Lasagnette No Narrower version of lasagna
No Pic Lasagnotte No Longer version of lasagna
No Pic Linguettine No Narrower version of linguine
No Pic Linguine Yes Flattened spaghetti
No Pic Mafalde No Short rectangular ribbons
No Pic Mafaldine No Long ribbons with ruffled sides
No Pic Pappardelle Yes Thick flat ribbon
No Pic Pillus No Very thin ribbons
No Pic Pizzoccheri No Ribbon pasta made from buckwheat
No Pic Reginette No Wide ribbon with rippled edges
No Pic Sagnarelli No Rectangular ribbons with fluted edges
No Pic Scialatelli of Scilatielli No Homemade long spaghetti with a twisted long spiral
No Pic Stringozzi No Similar to shoelaces
Tagliatelle No Ribbon fairly thinner than fettuccine
No Pic Taglierini No Thinner version of Tagliatelle
No Pic Trenette No Thin ribbon ridged on one side
No Pic Tripoline No Thick ribbon ridged on one side


[edit] Micro pasta
Image Type Common? Description Translation
No Pic Acini di pepe No Bead-like pasta "Peppercorns"
No Pic Alphabets Yes Pasta shaped as letters of the alphabet
No Pic Anelli No Small rings of pasta
No Pic Anellini No Smaller version of anelli
No Pic Conchigliette No Small shell shaped pasta
No Pic Corallini No Small short tubes of pasta
No Pic Ditali No Small short tubes
No Pic Ditalini No Smaller versions of ditali
No Pic Farfalline No Small bow tie shaped pasta
No Pic Fideos No Short thin noodles
No Pic Filini No Smaller version of fideos
Fregula No Bead-like pasta from Sardinia
No Pic Funghini No Small mushroom shaped pasta
No Pic Occhi di pernice No Very small rings of pasta
No Pic Orzo Yes Rice shaped pasta (also, Risoni)
No Pic Pastina No Small spheres about the same size or smaller than acini di pepe
No Pic Pearl Pasta No Spheres slightly larger than acini di pepe
No Pic Quadrettini No Small flat squares of pasta
No Pic Risi No Smaller version of orzo
No Pic Seme di melone No Small seed shaped pasta
No Pic Stelle No Small star shaped pasta
No Pic Stelline No Smaller version of stelle
No Pic Stortini No Smaller version of elbow macaroni
No Pic Trachana No Granular, irregular shaped pasta of Greek origin


[edit] Stuffed pasta
Image Type Common? Description Translation
No Pic Ravioli Yes
No Pic Tortellini & Tortelloni Yes
No Pic Sacchettini No
No Pic Panzerotti Yes


[edit] Irregular Shapes
Image Type Common? Description Translation
No Pic Spätzle Yes German egg pasta that is either round in shape from being squeezed through a press, often reminding people of worms because of their soft consistency, or completely irregular, when hand made (without a press). Means "little sparrow" in German.
No Pic Gnocchi Yes Round in shape and often made with flour plus potatoes.

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