Spiral and twisted pasta shapes

A spiral holds sauce in its turns, so it suits pesto, a vinaigrette, and any sauce with small pieces. Some spirals are extruded, such as fusilli and cavatappi. Others are rolled by hand around a rod, such as busiate and fileja.

21 shapes. Full profiles first, then the rest A to Z.

Busiate, uncooked, on linen

Busiate

Hand-formed · Sicily

long strip wound around a reed into a loose coil. cooks in 8 to 12 min

Caramelle, uncooked, on linen

Caramelle

Stuffed · Emilia-Romagna

rectangle rolled around a filling and twisted at both ends like a sweet wrapper. cooks in 3 to 5 min

Cavatappi, uncooked, on linen

Cavatappi

Tubes · All of Italy

hollow ridged tube wound into a corkscrew. cooks in 8 to 10 min

Fileja, uncooked, on linen

Fileja

Hand-formed · Calabria

strip wound around a thin rod into a short irregular spiral. cooks in 8 to 12 min

Fusilli, uncooked, on linen

Fusilli

Short shapes · Campania

short solid spiral, three blades twisted around a core. cooks in 9 to 12 min

Fusilli lunghi, uncooked, on linen

Fusilli lunghi

Long strands · Campania

long hollow strand twisted into a loose spiral. cooks in 10 to 13 min

Gemelli, uncooked, on linen

Gemelli

Short shapes · All of Italy

one strand folded and twisted on itself, like two strands entwined. cooks in 9 to 11 min

Rotini, uncooked, on linen

Rotini

Short shapes · United States

tight short spiral, the American fusilli. cooks in 8 to 10 min

Sagne 'ncannulate, uncooked, on linen

Sagne 'ncannulate

Hand-formed · Puglia

wide strip twisted along its length into a loose corkscrew. cooks in 8 to 12 min

Strozzapreti, uncooked, on linen

Strozzapreti

Short shapes · Emilia-Romagna

strip of dough rolled between the palms into a loose twist. cooks in 8 to 11 min

Tortiglioni, uncooked, on linen

Tortiglioni

Tubes · Campania

medium tube with ridges that spiral around it. cooks in 12 to 14 min

Trofie, uncooked, on linen

Trofie

Hand-formed · Liguria

thin twist rolled with the flat of the hand, pointed at both ends. cooks in 8 to 11 min

Vesuvio, uncooked, on linen

Vesuvio

Short shapes · Campania

tight spiral cone, like the volcano. cooks in 11 to 14 min

Barbine, uncooked, on linen

Barbine

Long strands · All of Italy

Thin strands, often coiled into nests

Boccoli, uncooked, on linen

Boccoli

Short shapes · All of Italy

Short, thick twisted shape. cooks in 5 min

Castellane, uncooked, on linen

Castellane

Short shapes · Emilia-Romagna

Shell pasta coiled into a conical shape. cooks in 9 min

Nuvole, uncooked, on linen

Nuvole

Short shapes

Short coiled pasta

Ricciolini, uncooked, on linen

Ricciolini

Short shapes

Short wide pasta with a 90-degree twist

Ricciutelle, uncooked, on linen

Ricciutelle

Short shapes

Short spiralled pasta. cooks in 8 min

Sacchettoni, uncooked, on linen

Sacchettoni

Stuffed · All of Italy

Round, similar to fagottini, but also using ravioli stuffing. A small square of pasta is brought around the stuffing and twisted.

Treccioni, uncooked, on linen

Treccioni

Short shapes

Coiled pasta

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