Rigatoni

pasta · Italian food · ridged tubes

Big and bold tubes. Rigatoni are larger pasta tubes compared to their cousins penne and ziti, making them satisfying to eat and easy to grab with a fork.

Ridges catch sauce. The ridges that spiral or run along rigatoni's length act like tiny grooves that trap sauce inside and all around, so every bite is packed with flavor.

Straight-cut ends. Unlike penne, which has diagonal, pencil-like tips, rigatoni has ends cut straight across perpendicular to the tube, giving them a squared-off look.

Sometimes slightly curved. Rigatoni might be a tiny bit curved or crescent-shaped, but nowhere near as bendy as elbow macaroni, keeping them firm and tubular.