| With so many different pastas available now, | | | | |
| it can be a bit overwhelming trying to work | | | | Large flat sheets of pasta. Used in dishes |
| out which one is what. Well sit tight and we | | | | of layered fillings such as meat and cheese |
| will take a quick journey into the world of | | | | sauce that are then baked in the |
| pasta and determine which one is | | | | oven.Macaroni |
| what.Cannelloni | | | | |
| | | | Macaroni is a small hollow tube that is |
| Cannelloni are large hollow tubes which are | | | | twisted. It is the classic pasta used in |
| stuffed with sauce mixture. My favorite is | | | | Macaroni Cheese.Spaghetti |
| ricotta and spinach sauce that is then baked | | | | |
| in the oven with a tomato sauce over the | | | | Well we all know this one. Spaghetti is long |
| top.Conchiglie | | | | thin strands of pasta and great used in |
| | | | bolognese and carbonara sauces.Tagliatelle, |
| Conchigle is the shell shaped pastas. These | | | | Linguine, Fettuccine, Pappardelle |
| come in a variety of sizes from tiny shells | | | | |
| that are good in soups to very large with can | | | | Known as ribbon noodles, these are long and |
| be stuffed. It is a good short pasta that is | | | | flat in varying widths. Great for use with |
| great with chunky sauces and attractive in | | | | creamy sauces.Ravioli |
| pasta salads.Farfalle | | | | |
| | | | One of the stuffed pastas. It is small, flat |
| Bow shaped, this pasta is very useful and | | | | squares of pasta stuffed with any variety of |
| attractive in pasta salads.Fusilli | | | | fillings such as meat, cheese, |
| | | | mushrooms.Tortellini |
| These are thin spiral shapes. Fusilli is | | | | |
| good with chunky style sauces because it | | | | Another stuffed style of pasta. Made from |
| holds onto the sauce well. It is also good in | | | | semi circle pieces of pasta folded and rolled |
| pasta salads for the same reason.Lasagna | | | | into a little round bundle. |
| (Lasagne) | | | | |