Contains

• dumpling

  Small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough.

• noodle

  A ribbonlike strip of pasta.

• fettuccine

  Pasta in flat strips wider than linguine.

• vermicelli

  Pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti.

• macaroni

  Pasta in the form of slender tubes.

• lasagna

  Very wide flat strips of pasta.

• penne

  Pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends.

• ravioli

  Small circular or square cases of dough with savory fillings.

• tagliatelle

  Pasta cut in narrow ribbons.

• manicotti

  Large pasta tubes stuffed with chopped meat or mild cheese and baked in tomato sauce.

• couscous

  A pasta made in northern Africa of crushed and steamed semolina.

• mostaccioli

  Pasta somewhat resembling little moustaches.

• farfalle

  Pasta shaped with scalloped edges and pinched in the middle, suggestive of a bow tie.

• orzo

  Pasta shaped like pearls of barley; frequently prepared with lamb in Greek cuisine.

• spaghetti

  Pasta in the form of long strings.

• spaghettini

  Thin spaghetti.

• tortellini

  Small ring-shaped stuffed pasta.

• ziti

  Medium-sized tubular pasta in short pieces.

• rigatoni

  Tubular pasta in short ribbed pieces.

• fedelline

  Extremely fine pasta thinner than vermicelli.

• linguine

  Pasta in long slender flat strips.