Pasta Database

Pasta shapes that start with A

8 shapes and 39 other names. A regional name links to the shape it belongs to.

Shapes

Acini di pepe, uncooked, on linen

Acini di pepe

Pastina · All of Italy

tiny beads the size of peppercorns

Agnolini, uncooked, on linen

Agnolini

Stuffed · Lombardy

Agnolini are a type of stuffed egg pasta originating from the province of Mantua (commonly called agnulìn or agnulì in the Mantuan dialect)

Agnolotti, uncooked, on linen

Agnolotti

Stuffed · Piedmont

small pillow of roast meat filling, folded from one sheet and cut

Alphabet pasta, uncooked, on linen

Alphabet pasta

Pastina · All of Italy

tiny letters of the alphabet

Anchellini, uncooked, on linen

Anchellini

Pastina

Small beads

Anelli, uncooked, on linen

Anelli

Pastina · Sicily

small thin rings

Anolini, uncooked, on linen

Anolini

Stuffed · Emilia-Romagna

small round parcel stamped from two sheets, filled with braised beef

Armonie, uncooked, on linen

Armonie

Pastina

Small "squiggles"

Other names that start with A