Lawn Green Soul
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
sorry for the late updates
It's been a month since i last updated this blog.It's a bit late but i just wanted to say Happy Eid Mubarak to all the Muslims out there and to all my friends and families Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri Maaf Zahir & Batin :)
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Pasta
I love food and pasta is one of them.i love how pasta has many different types of shapes.i'm gonna list down the types of pasta.Pasta has so many unique shapes and it's edible and that's what i love about them.
Mixed Pasta
Long extruded noodles
Image | Type | Description | Translation |
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Spaghettoni | Thick spaghetti | Large little twines | |
Spaghetti | Most common round-rod pasta | Little twines | |
Spaghettini | Thin spaghetti | Small little twines | |
Fedelini | Between spaghetti and vermicelli in size | Little faithful ones | |
Vermicelloni | Thick vermicelli | Large little worms | |
Vermicelli | Thicker than capellini, thinner than fedelini | Little worms | |
Capellini | Thinner than vermicelli, thicker than capelli d'angelo | Little hairs | |
Capelli d'angelo | Thinnest round-rod pasta | Angel hair | |
Barbina | Thin strands often coiled into nests | little beards | |
Bucatini | Hollow spaghetti | Little holed ones | |
Perciatelli | Thicker bucatini | From perciare "to hollow" | |
Fusilli lunghi | Very long coiled rods (like a thin telephone cord) | Long rifles | |
Fusilli Bucati | Long coiled tubes | Holed rifles | |
Pici Little ones (Pici=piccoli=small) | Very thick, long, hand rolled |
Ribbon-cut noodles
Image | Type | Description | Translation |
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Spaghetti alla chitarra | Similar to spaghetti, except square rather than round, and made of egg in addition to flour | named after the device used to cut the pasta, which has a wooden frame strung with metal wires. Sheets of pasta are pressed down onto the device, and then the wires are "strummed" so that the slivers of pasta fall through. | |
Ciriole | Thicker version of chitarra | ||
Bavette | Narrower version of tagliatelle | Little drip-thread | |
Bavettine | Narrower version of bavette | ||
Fettuce | Wider version of fettuccine | Little slices | |
Fettuccine | Ribbon of pasta approximately 6.5 millimeters wide | Little slices | |
Fettucelle | Narrower version of fettuccine | Little slices | |
Lagane | Wide noodles | ||
Lasagne | Very wide noodles that often have fluted edges | Cooking pot | |
Lasagnette | Narrower version of lasagna | Little lasagne | |
Lasagnotte | Longer version of lasagna | Largish lasagne | |
Linguettine | Narrower version of linguine | Little tongues | |
Linguine | Flattened spaghetti | Little tongues | |
Mafalde | Short rectangular ribbons | Named in honor of Princess Mafalda of Savoy | |
Mafaldine | Long ribbons with ruffled sides | Little mafalde | |
Pappardelle | Thick flat ribbon | ||
Pillus | Very thin ribbons | ||
Pizzoccheri | Ribbon pasta made from buckwheat | ||
Sagnarelli | Rectangular ribbons with fluted edges | ||
Scialatelli of Scilatielli | Homemade long spaghetti with a twisted long spiral | ||
Stringozzi | Similar to shoelaces | Shoestring-like things | |
Tagliatelle | Ribbon fairly thinner than fettuccine | Little cut ones | |
Taglierini | Thinner version of Tagliatelle | Little cut ones | |
Trenette | Thin ribbon ridged on one side | ||
Tripoline | Thick ribbon ridged on one side |
Short-cut extruded pasta
Image | Type | Description | Translation |
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Calamarata | Wide ring shaped pasta | Squid-like | |
Calamaretti | Little squids | ||
Cannelloni | Large stuffable tubes | Large little canes | |
Cavatappi | Corkscrew-shaped macaroni | Corkscrews | |
Cellentani | See Cavatappi | ||
Chifferi | Short and wide macaroni | ||
Ditalini | Short tubes; like elbows but shorter and without a bend | Small thimbles | |
Fideuà | Short and thin tubes | ||
Gomito | Bent tubes | Elbows | |
Elicoidali | Slightly ribbed tube pasta; the ribs are corked as opposed to those on rigatoni | Helicoidal ones | |
Fagioloni | Short narrow tube | Large beans | |
Fusilli | Three-edged spiral, usually in mixed colours. Many vendors and brands sold as fusilli are two-edged | From the diminutive of Fuso (Spindle), relating to the idea of a cylindrical rotating object. Little spindles. | |
Garganelli | Square egg noodle rolled into a tube | ||
Gemelli | A single S-shaped strand of pasta twisted in a loose spiral | Twins | |
Maccheroncelli | Hollow pencil shaped pasta | Small maccheroni | |
Maltagliati | Short wide pasta with diagonally cut ends | Roughly cut ones | |
Manicotti | Large stuffable ridged tubes | Sleeve-like things | |
Marziani | Short spirals | Martians (refers to the antennae of cartoon martians) | |
Mezzani pasta | Short curved tube | Half-size ones | |
Mezze Penne | Short version of penne | Half-pens | |
Mezzi Bombardoni | Wide short tubes | Half bombards | |
Mostaccioli | Similar to penne but without ridges. Also called penne lisce or "smooth penne" | Moustache-like things | |
Paccheri | Large tube | ||
Pasta al ceppo | Shaped like a cinnamon stick | Log-type pasta | |
Penne | Medium length tubes with ridges, cut diagonally at both ends | Pens (after a quill pen) | |
Penne rigate | Penne with ridged sides | Lined pens | |
Penne lisce | Penne with smooth sides | Smooth pens | |
Penne Zita | Wider version of penne | ||
Pennette | Short thin version of penne | Little pens | |
Pennoni | Wider version of penne | Large pens | |
Rigatoncini | Smaller version of rigatoni | Small large lined ones | |
Rigatoni | Large and slightly curved tube | Large lined ones | |
Sagne 'ncannulate | Long tube formed of twisted ribbon | ||
Spirali | A tube which spirals round | Spirals | |
Spiralini | More tightly-coiled fusilli | Little spirals | |
Trenne | Penne shaped as a triangle | ||
Trennette | Smaller version of trenne | ||
Tortiglioni | Narrower rigatoni | Large pies | |
Tuffoli | Ridged rigatoni | ||
Ziti | Long, narrow hose-like tubes | ||
Zitoni | Wider version of Ziti | Large ziti |
Decorative shapes
Image | Type | Description | Translation |
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Campanelle | Flattened bell-shaped pasta with a frilly edge on one end | Little bells | |
Capunti | Short convex ovals resembling an open empty pea pod | ||
Casarecce | Short lengths rolled into a S shape | From casereccio meaning homemade | |
Cavatelli | Short, solid lengths | From the verb cavare meaning to hollow | |
Cencioni | Petal shaped, slightly curved with rough convex side | Large rags | |
Conchiglie | Seashell shaped | Shells | |
Conchiglioni | Large, stuffable seashell shaped | Large shells | |
Corzetti | Flat figure-eight stamped | ||
Creste di galli | Short, curved and ruffled | Cocks' combs | |
Croxetti | Flat coin-shaped discs stamped with coats of arms | Little crosses | |
Fantolioni | Panda-shaped bow-ties commonly served with boiled clives | ||
Farfalle | Bow tie or butterfly shaped | Butterflies | |
Farfalloni | Larger bow ties | Large butterflies | |
Fiorentine | Grooved cut tubes | Florentine | |
Fiori | Shaped like a flower | Flowers | |
Foglie d'ulivo | Shaped like an olive leaf | Olive leaves | |
Gigli | Cone or flower shaped | Lilies | |
Gramigna | Short curled lengths of pasta | Infesting weed, esp. Scutch-grass | |
Lanterne | Curved ridges | Lanterns | |
Lumache | Snailshell-shaped pieces | Snails | |
Lumaconi | Large snailshell-shaped pieces | Large snails | |
Maltagliati | Flat roughly cut triangles | Badly cut | |
Mandala | Designed by Philippe Starck in 1987 for French pasta maker Panzani, intended to compensate for overcooking. | A reference to mandalas. | |
Marille | Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro in 1983 - like a rolling ocean wave in cross-section with internal rugosities, but unsuccessful and no longer produced. | From mare, meaning "sea" | |
Orecchiette | Bowl or ear shaped pasta | Little ears | |
Pipe | Larger versions of macaroni | Smoking pipes | |
Quadrefiore | Square with rippled edges | From quadro ("square") and fiore ("flower") | |
Radiatore | Shaped like radiators | Radiator | |
Ricciolini | Short wide noodles with a 90-degree twist | Little curls | |
Ricciutelle | Short spiralled noodles | Little curls | |
Rotelle | Wagon wheel shaped pasta | Little wheels | |
Rotini | 2-edged spiral, tightly wound. Some vendors and brands are 3-edged and sold as rotini | ||
Strozzapreti | Rolled across their width | Priest-chokers or priest-stranglers | |
Torchio | Torch shaped | Winepress | |
Trofie | Thin twisted pasta |
Minute pasta
This class of pasta is generally used in soups, or as a substitute for rice and similar accompainiments.
Image | Type | Description | Translation |
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Acini di pepe | Bead-like pasta | Peppercorns | |
Alfabeto | Pasta shaped as letters of the alphabet | Alphabet | |
Anelli | Small rings of pasta | Rings | |
Anellini | Smaller version of anelli | Little rings | |
Couscous | Grain-like pasta. Most common in North Africa and Europe (especially France). Increasingly common in Asia and North America | ||
Conchigliette | Small shell shaped pasta | Little shells | |
Corallini | Small short tubes of pasta | Little corals | |
Ditali | Small short tubes | Thimbles | |
Ditalini | Smaller versions of ditali | Little thimbles | |
Farfalline | Small bow tie shaped pasta | Little butterflies ("bow tie" in Italian is cravata farfalla, "butterfly tie") | |
Fideos | Short, thin noodles | ||
Filini | Smaller version of fideos, approx. 12–15 mm long before cooking | Little threads. | |
Fregula | Bead-like pasta from Sardinia | ||
Funghini | Small mushroom shaped pasta | Little mushrooms | |
Israeli couscous | Wheat-based baked pasta | Baked flakes | |
Occhi di pernice | Very small rings of pasta | Partridge's eyes | |
Orzo | Rice shaped pasta (also, Risoni) | Barley | |
Pastina | Small spheres about the same size or smaller than acini di pepe | Little pasta | |
Pearl Pasta | Spheres slightly larger than acini di pepe | ||
Quadrettini | Small flat squares of pasta | Little squares | |
Risi | Smaller version of orzo | Little rice | |
Seme di melone | Small seed shaped pasta | Melon seeds | |
Stelle | Small star shaped pasta | Stars | |
Stelline | Smaller version of stelle | Little stars | |
Stortini | Smaller version of elbow macaroni | Little crooked ones | |
Tarhana | Granular, irregular shaped pasta of Turkish origin |
Stuffed pasta
Image | Type | Description | Translation |
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Agnolotti | Semi-circular pockets; can be stuffed with ricotta or mix of cheese and meats or pureed vegetables. | Unknown; see article. | |
Cannelloni | Rolls of pasta with stuff inside. Usually cooked in oven. | Big little canes | |
Casoncelli or casonsèi | A stuffed pasta typical of Lombardy, with various fillings. | Possibly from casa "house" | |
Casunziei | A stuffed pasta typical of the Veneto area, with various fillings. | From casa house. | |
Fagottini | A 'purse' or bundle of pasta, made from a round of dough gathered into a ball-shaped bundle, often stuffed with ricotta and fresh pear. | Little cloth bundles | |
Mezzelune | Semi-circular pockets; about 2.5 in. diameter. | Half-moons | |
Occhi di Lupo | A large, penne shaped pasta that is stuffed. | Wolf eyes | |
Pelmeni | Russian dumplings (of Tatar origin) consisting of a filling wrapped in thin, unleavened dough. | Derived from pel'nyan' (пельнянь) – literally "ear bread" in the native Finno-Ugric Komi, Udmurt, and Mansi languages. | |
Pierogi | Slavic dumplings of unleavened dough stuffed with varying ingredients. | Difficult to trace: the specific name pierogi, with its Proto-Slavic root "pir" (festivity) and its various cognates in the West and East Slavic languages, shows the name's common Slavic origins, predating the modern nation states and their standardized languages, although in most of these languages the word means pie. | |
Ravioli | Square. About 3x3cm. Stuffed with cheese, ground meat, pureed vegetables, or mixtures thereof. | Possibly from rapa, "turnip". | |
Sacchettini | Little sacks | ||
Sacchettoni | Large little sacks | ||
Pagliaioni | Large haystacks | ||
Tortellini | Ring-shaped. Stuffed with a mixture of meat and cheese. | Little pies | |
Tortelloni | Round or rectangular, similar to ravioli. Usually stuffed with a mixture of cheese and vegetables. (The term tortelloni is also used for a larger variety of tortellini.) | Large little pies |
Awkward shapes
Image | Type | Description | Translation |
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Gnocchi | Round in shape and often made with flour plus potatoes. | From the Italian gnocco, meaning "a knot in wood" | |
Passatelli | |||
Spätzle | German egg pasta that is either round in shape or completely irregular, when hand made. | Means "little sparrow" in Swabian German. |
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