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Strand and Flat Ribbon Pastas

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Strand pasta, such as spaghetti, is best served with sauces that are rich in oil, which keep the very thin pasta from sticking together. Flat ribbon pasta is excellent with rich, creamy sauces. Also, flat ribbon pasta works well with simple butter sauces.

Explore the different types of macaroni described in the charts, find out how long they need to boil in water to cook, and see what they look like.

Strand pastas

Italian Name and Translation	Approximate Cooking Time	Description
Capelli d’angelo (“angel hair”)	Cooks quickly, in 3 to 4 minutes	The thinnest pasta of all.
Cappellini (“little hairs”)	Cooks in 4 to 5 minutes	Slightly thicker than angel hair.
Spaghetti (“little strings”)	Cooks in 10 to 12 minutes	Long, medium-thick strands.
Vermicelli (“little worms”)	Cooks in 5 to 6 minutes	Thin strands.

Flat ribbon pastas

Italian Name and Translation	Approximate Cooking Time	Description
Fettuccine (“small ribbons”)	Cooks in 8 to 10 minutes	Flat strands
Linguine (“little tongues”)	Cooks in 8 to 10 minutes	Long, thin ribbons.
Tagliatelle (“little cuts”)	Cooks in 7 to 8 minutes	Like fettuccine, but a bit wider

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