Rigatoni – pasta tubes, larger than penne but use in a similar way with thick sauces or in bakes. You can buy giant ones too for stuffing and baking. 
Conchiglie – seashell shaped, just made for chunky meat, seafood or vegetable sauces. Sometimes you can buy these in different colours from delis, dyed with cuttlefish ink for black, spinach for green or beetroot for red. Also known as bow-ties, these are a versatile shape because the relatively large surface area can carry rich cheese, tomato or meat sauces. Farfalle – meaning butterflies in Italian. Also excellent for baked (al forno) dishes They are suitable for thicker tomato or meat sauces as the sauce can be held inside. Penne – meaning “pen” or “quill” because these tubes are cut on an angle to resembles its namesake. Fusilli – little spirals, ideal with meat or chunkier vegetable sauces as the grooves trap little pieces like bits of sausages or broccoli very well. Tagliatelle – Contrary to popular belief, this is the correct type to serve with a Bolognese ragu as the wider ribbons are perfect for holding rich meat sauces. Linguine – similar to spaghetti but flatter, it should also be used for delicate sauces such as Linguine alle Vongole (Neapolitan clam sauce) or a tomato sauce. Spaghetti Carbonara is world famous, but one of the simplest traditional sauces is made from just garlic, olive oil and chilli pepper flakes (Spaghetti Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino) Spaghetti – long and cylindrical, this type is best for creamy, oil based or light seafood sauces that will cling to the strands. (Note that Italians toss the sauce through the cooked pasta rather than spoon the sauce on top!) We have picked out the top 12 popular pasta shapes sold in the UK and advise which sauces to serve with them. 
Regional pastas often have amusing words to describe their shape– did you know strozzapreti from Emilia-Romagna means “priest strangler” and orecchiette from Pulia means “little ears”? What are the most popular types of pasta?Īll types of pasta have been specifically designed to hold the sauce in the best way, but most can be easily categorized into long, short, stuffed or soup shapes. Some pasta names dictate the size, for example spaghetti and the finer spaghettini. The Italian names for pasta types are always plural, ending in masculine (-elli -ini -etti- illi) or feminine suffixes (-elle -ine), or meaning large (-oni -oli -one). It is estimated that there are around 350 different pasta shapes that come from Italy! Some types even have multiple names depending on the region you are in.
TYPES OF PASTA PLUS
Pasta comes in hundreds of shapes and sizes, but why is this? And what sauce goes with which type? Our guide to pasta shapes explains all you need to know, plus some great recipe ideas.
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