Shaped Pasta
Tube Pasta
Ribbon Pasta
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Categories of Pasta
100

What are flat squares of pasta that are pinched in the center in the shape of bow ties. Also known as bow ties?

Farfalle

100

What are large, round tubes of pasta approximately 4 inches long and 1 inch in diameter; they can be straight cut or diagonal cut, (Also known as Cannelloni) called?

Manicotti

100

What are flat, rippled-edged pasta, approximately 2 inches wide called?

Lasagna

100

What are brown-gray noodles made from buckwheat flour, also known as soba noodles called?

Buckwheat Noodles

100

What is pasta that has been pushed through an extruder and then fed through a cutter that cuts the tubes to desired length called?

Tube Pasta

200

What is a Flower-shaped pasta called?

Fiori

200

What are curved hollow tubes of pasta with one open end, and one pinched end called?

Pipettes

200

What are flat, ribbon-shaped pasta that can be cut long or short and thin, medium, or wide; must contain at least 5.5% egg solids called?

Egg Noodles

200

What are Chinese wheat noodles that are sold in round strands or ribbons of various widths called?

La Mian Noodles

200

What is a pasta that has been formed by hand or machine to hold filling called?

Stuffed Pasta

300

What is small oval pasta with an appearance similar to that of a grain called?

Orzo

300

What are twisted, hollow tubes of pasta with a ribbed surface, also known as cavatappi, called?

Celletani

300

What are very fine, round, strandlike pasta approximately 1/64 inch in diameter, also know as angel hair pasta called?

Capellini

300

What are egg noodles in varying widths that can be purchased fresh, dried, or frozen, also know as Cantonese noodles called?

Lo Mein Noodles

300

What is pasta that has been extruded into a complex shape such as a corkscrew, bowtie, shell, flower, or star called?

Shaped Pasta

400

What is deeply-ridges curled sheets of pasta called?

Radiatori

400
What are hollow tubes of pasta with a smooth or ridged surface called?

Ditalini

400

What are long, round rods of pasta approximately 3/32 in diameter called?

Spaghetti

400

What are long, slender noodles made from Japanese yams called?

Shirataki Noodles

400

What is a thin, round strand or flat, ribbonlike strand of pasta called?

Ribbon Pasta

500

What are shell-shaped pasta, also known as large shells called?

Conchiglie

500

What are wide, hollow, ridged tubes of pasta called?

Rigatoni

500

What are long, thin, flat strips of pasta, about 1/8 inch wide; and is a good shape for all sauces called?

Linguine

500

What noodles are made from mung bean starch? (also known as glass noodles)

Cellophane Noodles

500

What is the term used to describe noodles that may not contain flour, water, and eggs called?

Asian Noodles

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