"Ken Knecht" > schreef in bericht
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>I assume it's a pasta shape. I looked in Google but while seeing lots of
> recipes I couldn't find a description.
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Are you familiar with Google images? It should give you a pic faster than
you can say penne.

I am under the *impression* penne may be marketed as ziti in the USA.

Jke wrote:
> I am under the *impression* penne may be marketed as ziti in the USA.

There's a taxonomy he

Ziti: straight macaroni with a medium diameter (smaller is just
"macaroni" and bigger gets into the "manicotti" and "canneloni" range)

Penne or Penne Ziti: Ziti with the ends cut obliquely, like a quill
pen

Penne Rigate: Penne with ridges on the outside

Penne Lisce: Penne with a non-ridged surface

Rigatoni: Ziti with ridges on the outside and a straight-cut end

And, oh yeah, a couple of thousand years of spaghetti bending has made
it even more complicated than that:

http://www.foodsubs.com/PastaTubes.html

--Blair

"Jke" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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> "Ken Knecht" > schreef in bericht
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>>I assume it's a pasta shape. I looked in Google but while seeing lots of
>> recipes I couldn't find a description.
>>
> Are you familiar with Google images? It should give you a pic faster than
> you can say penne.
>
> I am under the *impression* penne may be marketed as ziti in the USA.
>
>

No. It is impossible . Penne are these:

http://images.google.it/images?q=pen...Cerca+immagini

They can be "lisce or rigate" (Smooth or striped).

Ziti are these:

http://images.google.it/imgres?imgur...lr%3D%26sa%3DN

They are similar to "Bucatini" but with a bigger diameter. They generally
use them not long as they are, but broken in 4" pieces.

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Pandora