Short pasta
Radiatori
Quick answer
Radiatori are ruffled shapes designed in the 20th century to look like heaters.
Radiatori means "radiators" in Italian.
Best sauces: thick, creamy sauces. 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
- Short
- Origin
- Northern Italy
- Best with
- thick, creamy sauces
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