Pasta Types With Names and Pictures: Here’s a Guide for Every Pasta Lover out There

By Team LatestlyOctober 27, 2021
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Capellini

It is thinner than spaghetti and best with light oil-based and cream sauces. You can top up the protein by adding some chicken chunks or shrimp scampi.

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Casarecce

It is a short and lightly rolled and twisted noodled kind of pasta.

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Rotini

This is the only type of pasta that can be thick, meaty, oil-based and have creamy sauces. It is also known as corkscrew-shaped pasta.

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Conchiglie

Available in a variety of sizes like mini, small, medium and jumbo, conchiglie is a shell-shaped pasta.

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Ravioli

Ravioli is square in shape and has cream, cheese or chicken stuffing in the centre. The stuffing makes this variety of pasta taste extremely scrumptious.

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Gnocchi

This is the only type of pasta that requires a potato base with flour and egg. It is dense, small and dumpling-shaped pasta.

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Lasagna

It is the most common type of sheet pasta and is characterised by its decorative edges.

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