Tube pasta
Penne
Quick answer
Penne are short tubes cut on a diagonal; penne rigate have ridges to hold sauce.
Penne means "quills or pens" in Italian.
Best sauces: arrabbiata, vodka sauce, baked pasta. 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
- Tube
- Origin
- Campania
- Best with
- arrabbiata, vodka sauce, baked pasta
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