Short Pasta

Short Pasta

Macaroni

It is usually used for salad.
It is shaped in a semicircle and has a hole running through the center.

Rigatoni

It is a little longer than Macaroni.

Farfalle

It looks like ribbon and used for salad because of its various color.

Orecchiette

It means "little ears".

Conchiglie

 

It looks like a seashell and has many sizes.
The biggest size is used for finger food filled inside,
medium size is used for salad and small size is used for soup.

Penne

It is pointed at the end and empty inside.
It has vertical stripes on the surface.

Fussilli

It is usually used for cool pasta and salad.