Farfalline vs Quadrucci

Farfalline is tiny bow ties for soup. Quadrucci is small squares cut from egg tagliatelle.

Farfalline

Quadrucci

Side by side, to scale

10 mm

Farfalline: 8 to 12 mm by 6 to 9 mm

Quadrucci: 8 to 12 mm by 8 to 12 mm

Footprints from the length and width in each record, one scale for both. See every shape on the chart.

Family	Pastina	Pastina
Region	All of Italy	Lazio
Section	Tiny bow ties for soup	Small squares cut from egg tagliatelle
Length	8 to 12 mm	8 to 12 mm
Width or diameter	6 to 9 mm	8 to 12 mm
Wall or thickness	not measured	0.6 to 1 mm
Surface	Smooth	Smooth
Hollow	No	No
Dough	Semolina and water	Egg pasta
Cook time	6 to 9 min	2 to 4 min
Brands with a page	De Cecco, Garofalo, Barilla, La Molisana	La Molisana
Catalogue numbers	De Cecco no. 95, Garofalo no. 23, La Molisana no. 208	La Molisana no. 212
Cook time across brands	5 to 9 min	4 min
Energy, dry, per 100 g	371 kcal (dry semolina pasta)	384 kcal (dry egg pasta)
Protein, dry, per 100 g	13.0 g	14.2 g
Products catalogued	3	not measured
Pairs with	Minestrone, In brodo, Pomodoro	Pasta e ceci, In brodo, Minestrone, Pasta e fagioli

Soup, or a simple tomato for a child. The pinch stays firm.

Soup. Chickpeas, peas and broth, a chicken stock. The thin egg squares soften fast.

Quadrucci for farfalline: yes, small egg squares.

Farfalline for quadrucci: yes, tiny bows.

Both take Minestrone, In brodo.

Only farfalline: Pomodoro.

Only quadrucci: Pasta e ceci, Pasta e fagioli.

Sources

Dimensions, surface, dough, and cook time: each shape page names the brand page, spec sheet, or measured box behind every figure.
Brands, catalogue numbers, brand cook times, and brand dimensions: the brand product pages linked on each shape page, read on 2026-08-25.
Energy and protein: USDA FoodData Central, per 100 g of the dough, public domain.
Products catalogued: Open Food Facts, Open Database License, read on 2026-08-25. A crowd database: a count is a floor.