Pasta Primer


Pastini Pasta Primer

Capellini noodle can be found at Pastini restaurant locations around Portland

Capellini - Also known as capelli d’angelo (angel’s hair). Legend says parmesan clings to it like gold clings to angel’s hair. Best with light sauces.
Ziti noodle can be found at Pastini restaurant locations around Portland

Ziti - A short cut, tubular noodle with a smooth surface, the traditional pasta for a Neapolitan wedding. Tubi (tubular pastas) go well with a variety of sauces.
Orecchiete noodle can be found at Pastini restaurant locations around Portland

Orecchiete -  This whimsical pasta is shaped like "little ears" and catcs ingredients and sauce in its convenient, convex hollow.
Ravioli noodle can be found at Pastini restaurant locations around Portland

Ravioli - Plump envelopes of fresh egg pasta filled with ricotta, asiago and parmesan. Its sauces range from simple to a rich, heady bolognese.

Gnocchi can be found at Pastini restaurant locations around Portland

Gnocchi - Pasta made from potatoes and flour in the shape of little pillows, wonderful with tomato sauces of any kind.

Fusillli noodle can be found at Pastini restaurant locations around Portland

Fusilli -   Spirals also called fusilli corti or “short springs.” Their curvy shape is perfect for holding bits of vegetable or creamy sauce.
Linguini noodle can be found at Pastini restaurant locations around Portland

Linguini  - A thin, flat noodle traditionally served with light sauces, seafood or pesto. The name means “little tongues.”
Rigatoni noodle can be found at Pastini restaurant locations around Portland

Rigatoni  - Large, chewy tubes with ridges - rigate means ridged. A classic shape, their wide cavity is ideal for catching chunks of meat in hearty sauces.
Fettuccine noodle can be found at Pastini restaurant locations around Portland

Fettuccine -   “Little ribbons,” an apt description. Thick, smooth sauces such as alfredo cling beautifully to this noodle.
Cavatappi noodle can be found at Pastini restaurant locations around Portland

Cavatappi -  Long, hollow pasta corkscrews with rigate or "ridges" are native to southern Italy and very versatile.
Tortellini noodle can be found at Pastini restaurant locations around Portland

Tortellini -  Little rings of fresh egg pasta filled with cheese, originally from Bologna. Served with broth on New Year’s Eve or with creamy sauces.
Spaghetti noodle can be found at Pastini restaurant locations around Portland

Spaghetti   - From the Italian spago or string...thus “little strings.” Italy’s most popular shape, it is associated with Naples and the sauces of the south.