What is your favorite shape of pasta?

I like bow tie pasta. WHen i was at a olive garden they had a more complicated name for that. I just like it because it is an interesting shape.

This topic got me hungry :) For me, the best pasta is the most famous one..spaghetti. I also like fetuccini and macaroni.

Hearts. I love them and all the colors they come in, especially the pink hearts. They must be made with beet juice, but you cannot taste it. Blessings, M&M

Ohh I love pasta and often use different ones in various recipes..my favourites are farfalle, penne and tortellini.

Mmm, I like thin spaghetti... or the tri-color spirals, those are my favorite to make pasta salad with. I also like the little wagon wheel shapes, they hold a lot of sauce. I really just like pasta!

i like farfalle and penne. i make them in white sauce with mushroom or tomato sauce with lamb. i havent yet gradated to use different shape for different recipes. whatever, the thing migt be i really like wheat pastas...easy to cook and healthy to eat.

My favorites are penne, rotini , today I made spaghetti . I don`t normally make spaghetti , but I wanted something different. I don`t know why I don`t make spaghetti often cause I love it any how these are my favorites . Have a nice day

You know, they don't actually "taste" the same. I personally am not a huge fan of spaghetti but will eat it with Alfredo and once in a while get in the mood for it with sauce. I love elbows and spirals. I use them for various things depending on what I'm putting over them. Lasagna noodles have their own texture and thickness that is perfect for.. well lasagna! LOL The spirals are great for pasta salads, seem to hold the dressing better.

I like tortelini!!

I love shell pasta. My husband's favorite is rigatoni. I love the shells because the sauce gets inside, so you get the flavor of the sauce and the pasta in every bite. I use shell pasta to make pasta with steak. In casserole-type dishes, I'll usually use zita or penne. When my husband makes a pot of sauce, we'll cook up rigatoni and have chicken parmesan with that.

Penne pasta with alfredo sauce and a little oregano does it for me everytime. Add some chicken on top of it and you have yourself a gourmet meal!

mmmm...how bout a heart shaped one

I love every kind of pasta. Different occassions call for different shapes! I like to make penne with chicken parmesan, for instance. And I like elbows for macaroni and cheese. I'm not a huge fan of twisty, twirly pastas. Bowties go nice with a creamy alfredo sauce.

Different pasta shapes are indeed intended for different sauces. For example, ziti or rotini is suggested for chunky sauces so that the chunks get stuck inside when ou eat it. I don't always follow these rules, but I must say that I like ziti best. It's easier to handle. As for the longer twirling types of pasta, I prefer linguini.

I like spirals... or twisties.

i love elbow macaronis i used to make salads with them

I like all kinds of pasta. But I always end up ordering anything with farfalle. So I guess that would be my favorite one. :)

Well, living in italy has opened up a whole new world of pasta shapes. they're practically thousands. In this country, people are very particular about which sauce goes with which shape. For example, a light sauce like one with seafood should never be served with penne or rigatoni, but rather a thin spaghetti or linguine. Somehow, Italians have a sixth sense about it. my favorite shape is probably, penne rigate, the penne with the ridges that hold the cream sauce i love so much!

I use spaghetti pasta more than any other pasta, but i also like macaroni,bow tie, and spiral pasta.

I don't know the english name but I like the "penne" or "pennette" do somebody know?