Pasta Database

Pasta shapes that start with S

18 shapes and 84 other names. A regional name links to the shape it belongs to.

Shapes

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.

Sagnarelli, uncooked, on linen

Sagnarelli

Short shapes · Abruzzo

Rectangular ribbons with fluted edges

Sagne 'ncannulate, uncooked, on linen

Sagne 'ncannulate

Hand-formed · Puglia

wide strip twisted along its length into a loose corkscrew

Scialatielli, uncooked, on linen

Scialatielli

Ribbons · Campania

short thick irregular ribbon

Sedani, uncooked, on linen

Sedani

Tubes · All of Italy

slightly curved narrow ridged tube

Semi di melone, uncooked, on linen

Semi di melone

Pastina · All of Italy

flat oval seeds, like a melon seed

Sorprese, uncooked, on linen

Sorprese

Pastina

Small bell shaped pasta with a ruffled edge and a crease on one side. Can be ridged or smooth (lisce).

Spaghetti, uncooked, on linen

Spaghetti

Long strands · Campania

round solid strand, about 2 mm across

Spaghettini, uncooked, on linen

Spaghettini

Long strands · Campania

round solid strand, about 1.5 mm across

Spaghettoni, uncooked, on linen

Spaghettoni

Long strands · Campania

round solid strand, over 2 mm across

Stelline, uncooked, on linen

Stelline

Pastina · All of Italy

tiny five- or six-pointed stars with a hole in the centre

Stortini, uncooked, on linen

Stortini

Pastina

Smaller version of elbow macaroni

Strapponi, uncooked, on linen

Strapponi

Short shapes · Tuscany

Strips of pasta ripped from a sheet

Strascinati, uncooked, on linen

Strascinati

Hand-formed · Basilicata

disc of dough dragged across the board with the fingers, larger and flatter than orecchiette

strigoli, uncooked, on linen

strigoli

Short shapes

Stringozzi, uncooked, on linen

Stringozzi

Ribbons · Umbria

thick square-cut water-and-flour strip

Strozzapreti, uncooked, on linen

Strozzapreti

Short shapes · Emilia-Romagna

strip of dough rolled between the palms into a loose twist

Su filindeu, uncooked, on linen

Su filindeu

Long strands · Sardinia

hair-fine threads stretched by hand and laid in three crossed layers on a disc

Other names that start with S