Long pasta
Bucatini
Quick answer
Bucatini are thick spaghetti with a hollow center running through them.
Bucatini means "with little holes" in Italian.
Best sauces: amatriciana, pasta con le sarde. Match the shape to the sauce — long thin pasta for oil and light sauces, tubes and ridges for chunky or meaty sauces, flat egg ribbons for rich ragù and butter.
- Type
- Long
- Origin
- Lazio
- Best with
- amatriciana, pasta con le sarde
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