Flat pasta shapes: ribbons and sheets

Fazzoletti

Sheets · Liguria

thin square of egg sheet, folded loosely on the plate like a handkerchief. cooks in 2 to 3 min

Fettuccine

Ribbons · Lazio

flat ribbon, 6 to 8 mm wide. cooks in 3 to 12 min

Lasagne

Sheets · Emilia-Romagna

wide flat sheet, plain or with a ruffled edge. cooks in 30 to 45 min

Lasagnette

Ribbons · All of Italy

narrow lasagne strip, often with a ruffled edge. cooks in 8 to 12 min

Maccheroncini di Campofilone

Ribbons · Marche

hair-fine dried egg strand, almost paper-thin. cooks in 1 to 2 min

Mafaldine

Ribbons · Campania

long flat ribbon with ruffled edges on both sides. cooks in 8 to 11 min

Maltagliati

Ribbons · Emilia-Romagna

irregular scraps of egg sheet, cut at random. cooks in 2 to 4 min

Pappardelle

Ribbons · Tuscany

very wide flat ribbon, 2 to 3 cm, sometimes with a fluted edge. cooks in 3 to 9 min

Pizzoccheri

Ribbons · Lombardy

short thick grey-brown buckwheat ribbon. cooks in 8 to 12 min

Scialatielli

Ribbons · Campania

short thick irregular ribbon. cooks in 3 to 6 min

Stringozzi

Ribbons · Umbria

thick square-cut water-and-flour strip. cooks in 4 to 8 min

Tagliatelle

Ribbons · Emilia-Romagna

flat egg ribbon, 8 mm wide by tradition. cooks in 2 to 8 min

Tagliolini

Ribbons · Piedmont

very narrow egg ribbon, 2 to 3 mm wide. cooks in 2 to 4 min

Tajarin

Ribbons · Piedmont

hair-thin golden egg ribbon. cooks in 1 to 3 min

Testaroli

Sheets · Tuscany

spongy pancake cooked on a griddle, cut into diamonds, then boiled. cooks in 1 to 2 min

Lagane

Ribbons · Basilicata

Wide pasta

Picagge

Ribbons · Liguria

Flat strands about 1.5cm wide. Thinner sheet than lasagna. Can be white or green.

Pillus

Ribbons · Sardinia

Very thin ribbons

Rustiche

Ribbons · Puglia

Serrated ribbons

Tripoline

Ribbons · Campania

Thick ribbon ridged on one side. cooks in 8 min