There are so many different kind of pasta in Italy. I am always very confused at the restaurant trying to remember which one's which. I always get mixed up between Tagliatelle and Tortellini (probably because they both starts with T!) Anyways, they are very different. One is a flat pasta, similar to fettuccine and the other one is a stuffed pasta, usually with meat and cheese.
So the popular ones I have seen at touristy restaurants are:
Spaghetti, Fettuccine, Lasagne, Linguine, Cannelloni, Penne, Rigatoni, Gnocchi, Ravioli and (sometimes) Pappardelle & Orecchiette.
They are all fine but when I see some weird pasta names I haven't seen before I get very excited and I have to try. And I get disappointed when a waiter brings a plate of thinner version of spaghetti or longer version of penne... To be honest, I care more about the pasta shapes than the sauce or what is in the pasta.
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| Pasta aisles are long in Italy! |
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| Colorful pasta |
And here are some end results.....(not by me, of course...)
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Tonnarelli cacio e pepe
(Pasta with cheese & pepper) |
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Ravioli
(Stuffed pasta spinach and mozzarella) |
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Gnocchi
(Tomato and basil) |
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Lasagna
(with grilled vegetables) |
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Scialatielli vongole e zucchine
(clams and zucchini) |
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Fettuccine bolognese
(meat sauce) |
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Trofie con pesto di pistachio
(Thin twisted pasta) |
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Wait!! There are more delizioso looking pasta on our blog, on our
'food around the world' page!
