This document provides information on various types of pasta. It discusses 14 different pasta varieties including their shapes, origins and common dishes they are used in. The pasta types covered are rotelle, fusilli, tortellini, rigatoni, conchiglie, linguine, fettuccine, farfalle, penne, ravioli, rotini, macaroni, cannelloni and cencioni. For each pasta, there is a description of its shape and name origin, along with 2 example dishes it is often prepared in. The document also gives a brief overview of how pasta is made both commercially and at home.

1. PASTA

2. Pasta
Pasta:
Made from semolina, which comes from
the insides of durum wheat (the most
durable type of wheat)

3. Introduction
 Pasta is a staple food of
traditional Italian cuisine.
 course Pasta is eaten in Italy only as
first .
 The dough is made mostly from durum
wheat or, buckwheat flour, with water
and, sometimes, eggs.
 Pasta comes in a variety of different
shapes that acts as a carrier for the
different types of sauce and foods.

4.  Pasta is categorized in two basic
styles: dried and fresh.
 Dried pasta made without eggs can be stored
for up to two years under ideal conditions,
while fresh pasta will keep for a few days
under refrigeration.
 Pasta is enriched with iron, foliate and several
other B-vitamins, including thiamine, riboflavin
and niacin.
 Some varieties of whole grain pasta can
provide up to 25% of daily fiber requirements
in every one cup portion.

5. How It’s Made
Commercially:
By large machines
At Home:
By hand or by pasta machine

6. 1. Rotelle
 Rotelle are a type of pasta resembling
wheels with spokes.
 Also known as wagon wheels, the
name derives from the Italian word
for little wheels.
 In Ohio, they are called as “Choo
Choo Wheels”

7. Rotelle Pasta

8. Dishes Made From Rotelle Pasta
Chicken Rotelle
Rotelle Carbonara

9. 2. Fusilli
 Fusilli are long, thick, corkscrew
shaped pasta.
 The word fusilli presumably comes
from fusile, archaic word for “rifle”
referring to the spiral-grooved barrel of
the latter.
 The word can also mean “little” in
Italian.

10.  In addition to plain white colour, other
colours can be made by mixing other
ingredients into the dough. Eg-
beetroot for red, spinach for green,
and cuttlefish ink for black.
 Fusilli may be solid or hollow.
Hollow fusilli are also called fusilli
bucati.

11. Fusilli Pasta

12. Dishes Made From Fusilli Pasta
Fusilli With Sausage
& Artichokes
Fusilli With Tomato
Sauce And Tuna

13. 3. Tortellini
 Tortellini are ring-shaped pasta and
their alternative name is "belly button"
 They are stuffed with a mixture of
meat or cheese.
 Originally from the Italian region
of Emilia, they are usually served
in broth, either of beef or chicken.

14. Tortellini Pasta

15. Dishes Made From Tortellini Pasta
Tortellini Salad
Tortellini Soup

16. 4. Rigatoni
 Rigatoni is a form of tube-
shaped pasta of varying lengths and
diameters.
 It is larger than penne and ziti and
sometimes slightly curved.
 Rigatoni is usually ridged, and the
tube's end is square-cut like ziti, not
diagonal like penne.
 The word rigatoni comes from the
Italian word rigati, which means
"ridged" or “lined”.

17. Rigatoni Pasta

18. Dishes Made From Rigatoni Pasta
Rigatoni Bolognese
Rigatoni Abruzzi

19. 5. Conchiglie
 Conchiglie, commonly known as
"shells" or "seashells" is a type of
pasta.
 It is usually sold in the plain durum
wheat variety, and also in coloured
varieties.
 The shell shape of the pasta is good
at catching the sauce.

20. Conchiglie Pasta

21. Dishes Made From Conchiglie Pasta
Conchiglie Gamberi
Conchiglie Ham Salad

22. 6. LINGUINE PASTA
 Linguine is a form of pasta, flat like
fettuccine and trenette.
 It is wider than spaghetti, about 1/4 to
3/8 inch, but not as wide as fettuccine.
 The name linguine means "little
tongues" in Italian.
 A thinner version of linguine is called
linguettine.

23. Linguine Pasta

24. Dishes Made From Linguine Pasta
Linguine With Prawns
Linguine With
Clam Sauce

25. 7. Fettuccine
 Fettuccine (literally "little ribbons" in
Italian) is a type of pasta popular in
Roman Cuisine.
 It is a flat thick noodle made of egg
and flour wider than but similar to the
tagliatelle.
 Fettuccine are traditionally made fresh
but dried tagliatelle can also be bought
in shops.

26. Fettuccine Pasta

27. Dishes Made From Fettuccine Pasta
Chicken Fettuccine
Fettuccine With
Alfredo Sauce

28. 8. FARFALLE
 Farfalle are a type of pasta, commonly known
as "bow-tie pasta" the name is derived from
the Italian word farfalla (butterfly).
 Farfalle date back to the 16th century.
 It originated in Lombardia and Emilia-
Romagna in Northern Italy.
 A larger variation of farfalle is known as
farfallone, while there is a miniature version
called farfalline.

29. Farfalle Pasta

30. Dishes Made From Farfelle Pasta
Garden Fresh Farfelle
Garlic Chicken Farfelle

31. 9. PENNE
 Penne is a type of pasta with cylinder-
shaped pieces.
 The hollow center allows it to hold
sauce, while the angular ends act as
scoops.
 Penne is the plural form of the
Italian penna, deriving from
Latin penna (meaning "feather" or

32. Penne Pasta

33. Penne Pasta with
Meat Sauce
Beef Penne
Pasta Casserole
Dishes Made From Penne Pasta

34. 10. RAVIOLI
 The word ravioli is reminiscent of the
Italian verb riavvolgere (to wrap).
 The earliest mention of ravioli appear
in the writings of Francesco di Marco,
a merchant of Venice in the 14th
century.
 They are composed of a filling sealed
between two layers of thin egg pasta
dough.

35. Ravioli Pasta

36. Dishes Made From Ravioli Pasta
Cheese Ravioli
Toasted Ravioli

37. 11. Rotini
 Rotini is a type of helix or corkscrew
shaped pasta, the name derives from
the Italian word for “twists”
 Rotini is most often made from refined
flour.
 They are often used in pasta salads
with tomato-based sauces.

38. Rotini Pasta

39. Dishes Made From Rotini Pasta
Rotini Salad
Rotini Pepperoni

40. 12. Macaroni
 Macaroni was brought to Italy by
Marco Polo in 1292.
 Macaroni is a variety of moderately
extended, machine-made, dry pasta
made with durum wheat.
 Macaroni noodles do not contain
eggs, and are normally cut in short,
hollow shapes.

41. Macaroni

42. Dishes Made From Macaroni Pasta
Macaroni With
Cheese
Macaroni With Broccoli

43. 13. Cannelloni
 Cannelloni are a cylindrical shaped
pasta.
 It is generally served baked with
a filling and covered by a sauce.
 The stuffing may
include cheese, spinach and meat.
 The sauces typically used
are tomato or béchamel sauce.

44. Cannelloni Pasta

45. Dishes Made From Cannelloni Pasta
Cannelloni Bolognaise
Cannelloni Spinach

46. 14. Cencioni
 Cencioni is a type of pasta and the
name derives from the Italian word
for little rag
 Cencioni are oval and petal-shaped,
with a slight curve.
 They are larger and flatter
than orecchiette, with a more irregular
shape and a rough texture to one side
to help sauces cling better.

47. Cencioni Pasta

48. Dishes Made From Cencioni Pasta
Cencioni With
Tomato Sauce
Cencioni With
Minced Meat

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