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Cavatappi (corkscrews) belong to the family of dried, whimsical shaped pasta with their tubular, curled or corkscrew shape. The double-ended opening and the distinctive ridges mean that this pasta is perfect with less dense, more liquid sauces, all of which are captured inside it. Cavatappi are about 1.417 long and between 0.036 and 0.040 thick.
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Cavatappi are particularly suited for preparing plates of pasta served with dense, colourful sauces of meat or fish, with green leaf vegetables or vegetables, or strong cheeses. Try them when preparing delicious, colourful pasta salads.
Made as a spiral or helix, fusilli is one of the most popular pasta cuts of Neapolitan lineage. Longer and denser, this fusillo (spindle) is an entwined cross that will capture sauce between its ridges. Cooking time: 9-11 minutes.
Torchio, meaning press in Italian, is shaped as a grill or hydraulic press. The torch-like shape, also known as campane (bells), has different textures when cooked and will cup sauce beautifully. Serve with meat or vegetable ragù so that the sauce will be cupped in the shape. Perfect for Puttanesca sauce or with peas and sausage. Cooking time: 10-13 minutes.
Pasta al ceppo, meaning pasta rolled by a stick, has the same size and shape of a cinnamon stick. This delightfully chewy, meaty pasta keeps its unusual shape when cooked and captures the sauce in the middle. Cooking time: 10-13 minutes.
Spaghetti is the most famous and sold type of pasta which has become over the years the symbol of the Italian culinary culture as well as worthy representative of Italy abroad. There are plenty of combinations: from fresh tomato sauce and basil, a tomato-based seafood, through the classic condiments like Carbonara and Cacio e Pepe to the vegetables. Cooking time: 9-11 minutes.
With same length of spaghetti but with a rectangular shape, Linguine is one of the classic types of Rustichella d’Abruzzo line. The bronze die and the low temperature drying process make the texture of this kind of pasta perfect for fish-based condiments such as seafood, shrimp and zucchini, or pesto alla Genovese Rustichella d’Abruzzo. Cooking time: 9-11 minutes.