I assume it's a pasta shape. I looked in Google but while seeing lots of
recipes I couldn't find a description.

TIA

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"Ken Knecht" > wrote

>I assume it's a pasta shape. I looked in Google but while seeing lots of
> recipes I couldn't find a description.

Here you go:

http://images.google.com/images?q=pa...es+penne&hl=en

nancy

Ken Knecht wrote:
> I assume it's a pasta shape. I looked in Google but while seeing lots of
> recipes I couldn't find a description.

Penne means pen (or pencil), I think, and that's the shape of the
pasta. But, I'm not sure.

Karen

"Karen" > wrote in message
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> Ken Knecht wrote:
>> I assume it's a pasta shape. I looked in Google but while seeing lots of
>> recipes I couldn't find a description.
>
> Penne means pen (or pencil), I think, and that's the shape of the
> pasta. But, I'm not sure.
>
> Karen

Penna (penne pl.): feather, plume, pen, quill.

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> "Karen" > wrote in message
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>> Ken Knecht wrote:
>>> I assume it's a pasta shape. I looked in Google but while seeing lots of
>>> recipes I couldn't find a description.
>>
>> Penne means pen (or pencil), I think, and that's the shape of the
>> pasta. But, I'm not sure.
>>
>> Karen
>
> Penna (penne pl.): feather, plume, pen, quill.
>
> Ciao
> lp
>

The shape of pasta "penne" it's more similar to a pen (pencil) not to a
plume
Pandora

Pandopa wrote:
> "Luca Pinotti"
> >> Ken Knecht wrote:
> >>> I assume it's a pasta shape. I looked in Google but while seeing lots of
> >>> recipes I couldn't find a description.
> >>
> >> Penne means pen (or pencil), I think, and that's the shape of the
> >> pasta. But, I'm not sure.
> > Penna (penne pl.): feather, plume, pen, quill.
>
> The shape of pasta "penne" it's more similar to a pen (pencil) not to a
> plume
> Pandora

Nope. Penne is so named because it is representitive of a plume, a
quill pen (a pen made from a feather)... the modern pencil had not yet
been invented at the time of the penne designation for that particular
pasta configuration. I'll let yoose investigate the etymology for
pencil.

M-W

pen
noun
Etymology: Middle English penne, from Middle French, feather, pen, from
Latin penna, pinna feather; akin to Greek pteron wing -- more at
FEATHER
1 : an implement for writing or drawing with ink or a similar fluid: as
a : QUILL
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"Sheldon" > wrote in message
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> Pandopa wrote:
>> "Luca Pinotti"
>> >> Ken Knecht wrote:
>> >>> I assume it's a pasta shape. I looked in Google but while seeing lots
>> >>> of
>> >>> recipes I couldn't find a description.
>> >>
>> >> Penne means pen (or pencil), I think, and that's the shape of the
>> >> pasta. But, I'm not sure.
>> > Penna (penne pl.): feather, plume, pen, quill.
>>
>> The shape of pasta "penne" it's more similar to a pen (pencil) not to a
>> plume
>> Pandora
>
> Nope. Penne is so named because it is representitive of a plume, a
> quill pen (a pen made from a feather)... the modern pencil had not yet
> been invented at the time of the penne designation for that particular
> pasta configuration. I'll let yoose investigate the etymology for
> pencil.

Correct. The pencil (wooden sheath and graphite) was invented in 1795.
"Goose pen" (feather with properly cut hollow shaft or calamus [hence the
italian word "calamaio" for ink pot]) is far more acient.


> pen
> noun
> Etymology: Middle English penne, from Middle French, feather, pen, from
> Latin penna, pinna feather; akin to Greek pteron wing -- more at
> FEATHER
> 1 : an implement for writing or drawing with ink or a similar fluid: as
> a : QUILL

Pencil
from L. penicillus "paintbrush, pencil," lit. "little tail," dim. of
peniculus "brush," itself a dim. of penis "tail"

Luca

"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.

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

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> "Ken Knecht" > schreef in bericht
> ...
>>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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"Ken Knecht" > wrote in message
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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.
>
> TIA

From the Ronzoni web site:

Penne Rigate Definition & Description: From the Latin for "feathers"
(reminiscent of old-fashioned quill pens) they are diagonally cut tubular
shapes with ridged surfaces. Best Uses: Versatile in size and shape, penne
takes only 6 minutes to cook! Use it in entrées, side dishes, soup, oven
bakes or cold salads. Most pasta sauces are great with penne, but thinner
sauces will cling to ridges in penne.

http://www.ronzoni.com/cooking/Pasta...N=Short+Shapes

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Ken Knecht > wrote:

> I assume it's a pasta shape. I looked in Google but while seeing lots of
> recipes I couldn't find a description.
>
> TIA

images.google.com - search on penne pasta
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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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> TIA
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Yes. Penne is a pasta shape. What description do you need?

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