AWW FOOD • ISSUE TWENTY-ONE 15
Bellissimo!
FRESH FETTUCCINE
Meaning “little slices”, fettuccine is
a flat, thick noodle made of egg and
flour. It’s popular in Roman and
Tuscan cuisine, and wider than but
similar to tagliatelle.SPAGHETTI
Meaning “little
strings”, spaghetti
a thin cylindrical
pasta made from
semolina or flour
and water.PENNE
Italian for “pen”, this dried pasta
resembles a quill, and has angled ends
and ridges to hold chunky sauces.FRESH LINGUINE
Wider than spaghetti but not as
wide as fettuccine, linguine
means “little tongues”.