There are so many kinds of noodles you may need a guide to pasta ... shapes, they also have a job to do: those shapes have crevices for sauces to sink into. That's why curly noodles such as rotini ...

Short-noodle shapes like rotini ... something similar. You can also go your own way and experiment with tortellini, orzo, or ...

But does the shape really ... for shorter pasta rather than long varieties since it's easier to serve them as an appetizer or side dish. Among corkscrew-shaped pasta, fusilli and rotini are ...