- sauce absorption (ridged, hollow, curved)
- texture and mouthfeel (shape, thickness)
- flavour distribution
looong and thin
- Capellini (it’s like thin noodle)
- Spaghetti
- Linguine (flat but thin)
- Bucatini (the hollow one)
🍝 SAUCE
- light, smooth but savoury sauces
- tomato-based: marina
- olive oil-based: aglio e olio
- lemon pasta
- cacio e pepe
- carbonara
looong and BROAD
- Tagliatelle
- Fettuccine
- Pappardelle
- Malfadine (asian noodles vibe)
🍝 SAUCE
- hearty, robust, rich, creamy sauce
- slow-cooked bolognese
- mushroom, meat, ragu
- alfredo
- creamy pesto
tube pasta
- Macaroni
- Penne
- Ziti (penne, but smooth ridges // long macaroni)
- Rigatoni (cylinder, straight/smooth ridges)
- Tortiglioni (narrower than rigatoni, spiral ridges)
- Cannelloni (baking)
- Manicotti (baking)
🍝 SAUCE
- everything apparently
- but great with meaty sauces
twiiist shape
- Fusilli
- Rotini (v similar to fusili)
- Cavatappi (curly hair)
- Gemelli (2 braids)
🍝 SAUCE
- chunky sauce
- pesto,
- tuna based
- mix or veggies
shell shaped
- Conchiglie
- Conchiglioni
- Rocchetti (looks like a hollow gnocchi)
stuffed
- Ravioli (square)
- Tortellini (ring like)
- Tortelloni (fat)
others
- Orecchiette (flat shell)
- Lasagna
- Farfalle
- Cavatelli
- Orzo
- Gnocchi
- Ditalini (mini tube)
- Campanelle (looks like a mushroom)