spaghettini
Slender Italian strands
Spaghettini is pasta slightly thinner than spaghetti but thicker than angel hair.
The name is Italian for "little spaghetti." It cooks faster than standard spaghetti and pairs well with lighter sauces that cling to its delicate strands: spaghettini with garlic and olive oil.
Thread-like pasta strands
- capelliniExtremely fine pasta
- angel hairExtremely fine pasta
- linguineFlat, narrow pasta strands
- fettuccineFlat ribbon-shaped noodles
bucatini · tagliolini · penne · rigatoni · fusilli · farfalle · macaroni · lasagna
Seasoned tomato sauce
- aglio e olioPasta in infused fat
- carbonaraEgg-and-pork pasta
- puttanescaPungent Italian pasta sauce
- pomodoroItalian word for tomato
alfredo · pesto · bolognese · arrabbiata · cacio e pepe · primavera · amatriciana · garlic
Tender but resistant
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
- strainingExerting intense effort
- colanderKitchen bowl for draining
- timingArt of choosing moments
quick-cooking · tender · delicate · overcooked · undercooked · starchy · pasta water · blanching
Acceptable in quality
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- slenderThin and graceful
- narrowOf small width
- threadlikeResembling thin strands
wispy · hairlike · lightweight
vermicelli
Thread-like pasta strands
- capelliniExtremely fine pasta
- angel hairExtremely fine pasta
- linguineFlat, narrow pasta strands
fettuccine · bucatini · tagliolini · penne · rigatoni · fusilli · farfalle · macaroni · lasagna · ravioli
marinara
Seasoned tomato sauce
- aglio e olioPasta in infused fat
- carbonaraEgg-and-pork pasta
- puttanescaPungent Italian pasta sauce
pomodoro · alfredo · pesto · bolognese · arrabbiata · cacio e pepe · primavera · amatriciana · garlic · olive oil
al dente
Tender but resistant
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
- strainingExerting intense effort
- colanderKitchen bowl for draining
timing · quick-cooking · tender · delicate · overcooked · undercooked · starchy · pasta water · blanching · draining
fine
Acceptable in quality
threadlike · wispy · hairlike · lightweight
- long pastaangel hair, capellini, vermicelli, linguine, fettuccine
spaghettinibucatini
Hollow cylindrical pasta
pappardelle · fettuccine · tagliatelle · rigatoni · capellini
- spaghetti and meatballsPasta dish with seasoned spheres
- spaghetti sauceTomato-based pasta condiment
- spaghetti strapNarrow shoulder loop
- spaghetti bolognesePasta with meaty tomato sauce
- spaghetti dinnerMeal of long noodles
- spaghetti bolognaisePasta with meat ragù