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