People Debate Their All-Time Favorite Pasta Shapes

The Right Answer

"I prefer my pasta, like my nuggets, to be dinosaur-shaped."

- bearstrugglethunder

"This is my true answer, but if I have to pretend to be an adult, I always say Cavatappi."

- YourGlacier

Radiatori

"Radiatori. Thick and perfect for pasta sauces."

- AuthenticVanillaOwl

"They're so fun. They're my favorite, ahead of rotini. I just like ridges, I guess."

- arcosapphire

Cavatappi

"Cavatappi!!!!"

- floatingvibes

"Best for mac and cheese."

- pacheckyourself

"My first time having cavatappi mac and cheese changed my life."

- Salt_Blackberry_1903

"Cavatappi gang, RISE UP."

- Sharp_Easy

Cavatelli

​"I see your cavatappi and raise you cavatelli."

- dumbf**k

"Cavatelli is the bee's knees, man."

- elhooper

Conchiglie

"Conchiglie (shells)."

"The shell shape stores cheese and sauces, so with each bite, you get tons of flavor."

- WingerRules

"Yes! Mac n cheese always tastes amazing with Conchiglie, I don't make the rules."

- Inconvenient-Pebble9

Rigatoni

"Rigatoni. My favorite dish is baked rigatoni with bolognese. I love the texture of the ridges and the larger hollow part scoops up the sauce very well as compared to ziti or penne."

- AllDressedJalapenos

Cascatelli

"Cascatelli. Some crazy f**k got obsessed with answering the OP's question and invented this."

- PhantomMenaceWasOK

Vesuvio

"Cascatelli is great, but his second round of shapes, specifically vesuvio, might be better."

- mriners

"Agreed. Vesuvio is peak."

- jll3523

Quattrotini

"I prefer quattrotini. I find it has better forkability and toothsinkability."

- banjo215

Fusilli

"Fusilli because it's silly."

- HorrorxHeart

Bucatini

"Bucatini is the best of all worlds. You have everything that's great about the long noodles and it's hollow! It absorbs sauce and oil on the inside."

- winterORgethen

"I hate bucatini! You can't suck a protruding part into your mouth because of the hole in the middle. You can't pick it up with a fork, because it's too slippery with sauce."

- CalTechie-55

Penne

"Penne... because the sauce is in AND on it, lol (laughing out loud)."

- secretxamy

Orecchiette

"Orecchiette."

- Realistic_Try_6738

"The pasta that would literally drive me insane if I tried to make it from scratch."

- BullsOnParadeFloats

Farfalle

"Farfalle."

- Preference-Best

"I came to say this. Just something about it. Amazing mouth feel. Great texture. Good with light and heavy, meaty sauces."

- Fracture_98

"This one. There’s something so nostalgic about it for me. And I feel like it does well with most sauces. A very versatile shape for a variety of pasta dishes."

- BlueHeelerChemist

Linguine

"Linguine: the spaghetti that went to private school."

- feeflet

"I am totally on board with linguine. Flat to catch the sauce and thin enough to cook evenly for the perfect consistency! Pairs with many sauces too!"

- Odd_Calligrapher_407

Pappardelle

"Pappardelle."

"Flat pasta is better than round pasta (like spaghetti) for sauces and flavors being absorbed. It's long enough to give the lady and the tramp vibes and not feel like you're a kid eating some superhero shapes out of a bowl like Fusilli and Farfalle can give off."

"It's thicker than tagliatelle to give it enough girth to feel like more of a main event than just being the bed your sauce and toppings sit on."

"Overall, it's just the best all-rounder in my book."

- bawjaws2000

This conversation just goes to show how many pasta options there actually are in the world, some that we may have not even heard of yet, because of them being invented in 2020!

But it also goes to show that we all have our favorites, and we can have very strong opinions about them.