This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Ziti is an extruded pasta, originating in Campania. It is ditalini pasta into a long, wide tube, about 25 cm long, that needs to be broken by hand into smaller pieces before cooking.
Ziti are often stuffed and baked, where penne are sauced or used in pasta salads. Ziti in the US is most commonly associated with the Italian-American dish of baked ziti. In Sicily, it is traditionally served at a wedding feast. Ziti is the plural form of zito, meaning “bride” or “groom” in Sicilian dialect. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Long Balance thinner strands of pasta with light sauces and thicker strands with robust sauces.
Short These fun and versatile shapes do well in a pasta salad, baked dishes and with chunkier sauces. Pasta Shells Shells are great with vegetable-based sauces and heartier meat or tomato-based sauces. Lasagne Sheets An American favorite with a variety of lasagne sheet options and recipes from Barilla. Filled A dried, filled pasta that is never doughy or chewy when cooked, and always bursts with naturally fresh flavors.