Amori are loosely coiled, hollow tubes of pasta. This wavy shaped pasta originates from Southern Italy. The hollow tube holds the sauce well making your pasta very tasteful. Kids love this shape.
Conchiglie pasta derives its shape from seashells. The shell shape of the pasta allows the sauce to adhere to it. This pasta shape can be stuffed or baked and offers versatility in the kitchen.
Elbow macaroni is one of the most common tube pasta shapes with its short, semicircular shape. Elbow macaroni pairs well with any type of sauce, baked recipes, soups, salads or stir-fry dishes. It is typically used in macaroni and cheese dishes.
Farfalle is commonly known as bow-tie pasta. The name is derived from the Italian word farfalle, meaning butterflies. Though usable with most sauces, it is best suited to cream and tomato sauces.
Fettuccine, which means little ribbons in Italian, is a flat, thick pasta. It is robust enough to hold light to medium sauces especially tomato and creamy sauces by convention
Fusilli is a variety of pasta that is formed into corkscrew or helical shape. Because of its twists, it has grooves that are good for holding onto sauce. Fusilli works well with any sauce, added to soups, or turned into a salad.
Penne rigate is a cylinder-shaped pasta, the ends cut at an angle. 'Rigate' means ridged which makes it absorb sauces well. This makes it particularly adapted for sauces, such as pesto, marinara, or arrabbiata.
Spaghetti is a long, thin, cylindrical pasta. It takes its name from the Italian word spaghetto, which means little cord. Spaghetti is often eaten with a simple tomato sauce or aglio e olio.