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Favourite Pasta Shape

52 replies

Nosugarsplease · 11/06/2024 19:14

Bows and rigatoni

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murasaki · 11/06/2024 19:17

Oh i hate bows, the knot is always too hard or the ends too floppy.

Tagliatelle, penne and the shells.

Rhythmisadancer · 11/06/2024 19:18

fusilli - tricolore for extra fanciness

OnlyFoolsAndHamsters · 11/06/2024 19:20

Tagliatelle and orzo (the latter mainly because it's so versatile)

Twoshoesnewshoes · 11/06/2024 19:22

OnlyFoolsAndHamsters · 11/06/2024 19:20

Tagliatelle and orzo (the latter mainly because it's so versatile)

Same!

CheeseWisely · 11/06/2024 19:22

Rigatoni for grown up meals.

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Margorett · 11/06/2024 19:22

Pe nis...... just a joke

HeHeHeDidIt · 11/06/2024 19:22

Fusilli, spaghetti or Orzo for teen DCs
DH loves Penne best.
My GF pasta seems to be mostly Fusilli.

Rockfordpeach · 11/06/2024 19:22

Conchilge

Marshmallowbrain · 11/06/2024 19:23

Ooooh! I think Rigatoni and tagliatelle but also like the shells for cheesy sauce dishes because they trap the oozy

YouCouldChokeADozenDonkeysOnThat · 11/06/2024 19:24

"curly wurly" pasta (fusilli).
The best balance between maximum sauce holding and pickupable. 👍

WithASpider · 11/06/2024 19:25

Casarecce. I'm coeliac and buy loads when I find it gluten free!

It has the perfect mouth feel.

Truffle55 · 11/06/2024 19:25

Pasta wheels - Ruote … it’s hard to get now though but everywhere did it in the 80’s I seem to remember.

Hagbard · 11/06/2024 19:25

Spaghetti.

Quite like the hollow, spiral spaghetti, but can't remember the name.

Shorter pastas seem the wrong texture to me somehow? Orzo least favourite, and although tagliatelle an acceptable length, it reminds me of tapeworms.

WeAllHaveWings · 11/06/2024 19:27

Mine preferences are Spaghetti, Lasagna.

Or for macaroni cheese I like macaroni or spirals.

Otherwise we have farfalle as dh's favourite, I am not fussed really, but I don't like fusilli.

ditalini · 11/06/2024 19:28

I like rigatoni with a big sauce, but for minestrone or pasta e fagioli.....⬆️⬆️⬆️

bergamotorange · 11/06/2024 19:28

I can't choose, is like choosing a favourite child.

Bows, shells, spirals, tubes, spaghetti all loved equally here.

Chewbecca · 11/06/2024 19:29

Probably penne, I like the spearability.

But it does depend on what sauce we are having with it.

MysticCT · 11/06/2024 19:29

Bows or tagliatelle.

PTSDBarbiegirl · 11/06/2024 19:30

Shell & orzo, mostly for adding to soup,not sure what else to do with it.

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 11/06/2024 19:32

Tagliatelle and pappardelle
I also really like orzo, but that feels like it's almost a different category of thing!

LemonCitron · 11/06/2024 19:33

Spaghetti or tagliatelle.

AgualusasLover · 11/06/2024 19:36

Penne or fusilli.

For long pata I like tagliattelle.

Agree orzo doesn’t seem the same, I put it in rice (a thing where I am from).

pinkgin79 · 11/06/2024 19:37

Spiral pasta then rigatoni then linguine

makaton · 11/06/2024 19:39

Rigatoni, spiralli and Tagliatelli are my favourites.
My least favourites are Fusilli, Farfalle and Spaghetti.

dudsville · 11/06/2024 19:39

spiralini and spaghetti. I would love orzo but my local shops don't sell it.