Pasta - a staple food of traditional Italian cuisine and, moreover, one of the most popular foods in the world. Made of wheat flour pasta may be of different shapes, sizes, colors, and, accordingly, will be called just different. As for the approximate number of kinds of pasta, the estimates of experts differ greatly. The most daring suggest that there are over 600 different types of pasta. One way or another, but it becomes apparent that the number of these products is so high that it is practically impossible to know them all. For this reason, we decided to make a list of the 25 most popular types of pasta, many of which you probably have already heard. Beware, if you are hungry, then in any case, do not look at the pictures!
25. Manicotti
Manicotti - a large tube, usually peaked. They are filled with different fillings such as seafood, meat, salads, and then watered Italian white sauce bechamel and baked in the oven. Despite the large size, Manicotti - pretty easy dish.
24. Bucatini
Bucatini - a thick Italian spaghetti topped with a hole through the center of the product. These 25-30 centimeter pasta prepared just 9 minutes and served with butter sauce, bacon, pork, vegetables, cheese, eggs, anchovies or sardines - your choice.
23. Tagliatelle
Tagliatelle - is long and flat spaghetti, which are usually prepared with eggs. Their texture is rough and porous, making it ideal for serving tagliatelle with a thick sauce of veal, beef, pork or rabbit. In addition, many people like to submit tagliatelle with truffles, olives and vegetables.
22. Ravioli
Usually ravioli cook at home, it's pasta with various fillings, similar to conventional dumplings. Usually they form a square, though there are also circular and semicircular version. The filling depends on the place where you live. For example, in Rome they are usually filled with ricotta cheese, spinach, nutmeg and black pepper. In Sardinian ravioli stuffed with ricotta and grated lemon zest.
21. Gemelli
In Italian, the word means "twins". Gemelli - a twisted spaghetti, which is usually served with a light pesto sauce. Gemelli, sometimes called "unicorn horns" will be the perfect choice for a salad or a tomato sauce.
20. Farfalle
Translated it means "butterfly". Farfalle - it's one of the most popular types of pasta. It can be of different sizes, but it can always be distinguished by the shape resembling a bow tie. Although farfalle can be eaten with most sauces, the best choice for those pasta is creamy or tomato sauce. Farfalle can be of different types: regular, tomato and spinach. They are often served together, and their colors resemble the Italian flag.
19. Fettuccine
Fettuccine ohnachaet word literally "little ribbons." In fact it is flat thick noodles made from eggs and flour. They are similar to tagliatelle, but slightly wider. Especially popular are the fettuccine in the Roman kitchen, where they are often eaten with beef or chicken stew. The most popular dish is Fettuccine Alfredo consisting of fettuccine, sprinkled with parmesan cheese and sprinkled with oil.
18. Fiori
Fiori - one of the varieties of pasta extruded in a form resembling a flower with six petals. This paste is often used in pasta salads, but it is no less well with meat, fish and tomato sauce.
17. Cannelloni
Translated cannelloni word meaning "great reed". This cylindrical pasta, which is usually served with stuffing, baked and watered sauce. The most popular is the stuffed spinach, ricotta and ground beef. Most often, this paste is used tomato sauce and bechamel.
16. Ditalini
Very similar to the short spaghetti, pasta ditalini is a short horns or small tubes, this Sicilian cuisine. Ditalini often serves as one of the ingredients in pasta salads and soups. Usually ditalini pasta served with ricotta cheese and broccoli.
15. Rotini
Do not confuse this type of pasta with fusilli. Rotini - a type of spiral pasta, packed in tight packs, fusilli differs from the shorter length. Due to its unique structure, rotini absorb more sauce, giving special spicy taste and flavor of the dish. They are often used in salads, pasta with pesto sauce, tomato sauce or Carbonara.
14. Linguini
Linguine - a type of long flat pasta, which is wider than spaghetti, but not so wide as fettuccine. This dish was born in Genoa, where it is often served with pesto or seafood. Linguine is usually available in two types - white flour or whole grain in the form.
13. Konchiglie
Usually known as "shells" konchiglie are a type of small pasta. Particularly popular in the UK. Usually this type of pasta of different colors of natural pigments such as tomato extract, squid ink or spinach extract.
12. Radiators
Radiator - a little tight spaghetti, which are remarkably similar to the old radiators. Their special shape allows to absorb more sauce, so they are served with a thick sauce. In addition, the radiators may be sold in salads, soups and casseroles.
11. Peachey
Peachey - a thick and long pasta, first appeared in the province of Siena in Tuscany. For the preparation of the dough is rolled in the form of a thick flat sheet which is cut into strips, which later form long thin cylinders. Peachey is served with a variety of products, including garlic-tomato sauce, mushroom sauce, stews and all kinds of meat.
10. Garganelli
Garganelli - a type of egg pasta, different from other fellows particularly time-consuming process of cooking. They may be made of smooth or ribbed paste rolled up into a tube resembling penne. This type of pasta is typical Bolognese cuisine and often serves as a side dish for duck ragout.
9. Vermicelli
Translated vermicelli means "little worm." This traditional long pasta resembling spaghetti. At that time, as the noodles is one of the traditional Italian dishes, many Asian countries are using a similar dish to eat with the only difference that they have it made from rice flour. This type of pasta goes well with seafood.
8. Kavatappi
Kavatappi - a paste of medium thickness, wrapped in a spiral and cut into small cubes. This paste is ideal for pasta salad or hearty sauces.
7. Tortellini
Originally from the Italian region of Emilia, tortellini are small dumplings, which connect the corners to get the ring or bud. Usually used as a filling meat (pork loin or prosciutto), cheese or vegetables (spinach). This type of pasta is often served with beef or chicken broth. An analogue of this paste - widespread conventional dumplings.
6. Pappardelle
Pappardelle - is a big, very wide and flat noodles. Width fresh pappardele can reach 3 inches. The traditional dish of Tuscany pappardele goes well with tomato and meat sauce, but can be served with mushrooms, parmesan cheese and stews.
5. Fusilli bucatini
As the name implies, this type of paste is a mixture of fusilli and bucatini. Fusilli gives this dish a distinctive spiral shape, while bucatini responsible for length and a hollow center. The spiral form of this dish makes it ideal for almost all kinds of sauces.
4. Lasagnetta
You've heard of lasagna - wide and flat pasta, which is among the most popular types of pasta in the world. But few know that is a smaller version of this Italian dish. Lazanetta can be supplied in two forms: either in the form of layers lying one on the other, between which is placed the filling (like a regular lasagna), or simply as a paste which is applied to other conventional elements of Italian cuisine.
3. Stringotstsi
Translated from the Italian word stringotstsi means "laces". It is long and thin spaghetti, common in the Italian region called Umbria. Rectangular section of spaghetti made by hand. This dish is usually served with black truffles, meat stews, mushrooms and tomato sauce.
2. Risi
Also known as Reason, this pasta in shape and size is very similar to Fig. Typically, it is served in soups, but can be added to salads and stews. Risi is of two kinds: flavored and colored.
1. Pacher
Originally from Campania and Calabria, Pacher - a very large pasta tubes. Typically, the most common smooth pasta, but there are also ribbed, which are called in a special way: Pacher milerine. This paste is usually served with Bolognese sauce or stuffed with cheese, seafood or meat sauce.