Translations:
| bucatini | little pierced ones | caserecci | little home–made ones |
| cavatappi | corkscrews | chitarra | guitars |
| conchiglie | seashells | farfalle | butterflies (shaped like bow–ties) |
| gigli | lilies | linguine | little tongues |
| lumache | snails | orecchiette | little ears |
| penne | pens or quills | rigati, rigatoni | ridged |
| strozzapreti | priest chokers | vermicelli | little worms |
There are several explanations as to how strozzapreti got their name. The one I like best is that their texture is so good that the priest (known in popular imagination as a hearty eater) would choke on them.
For other explanations, see Three Monkeys Online (no relation).
© Haydn Thompson 2017