Rigatoni

Rigatoni
	Uncooked rigatoni
Type	Pasta
Place of origin	Italy
Region or state	South Italy; Central Italy;
	Media: Rigatoni;

Rigatoni(US:/rɪɡəˈtoʊni/,Italian:[riɡaˈtoːni]) are a type ofpasta.^[1]^[2]^[3]They are larger thanpenneandziti,and sometimes slightly curved, but not as curved as elbowmacaroni.Rigatoni are characterized by ridges along their length, sometimes spiraling around the tube; unlike penne, the ends of rigatoni are cutperpendicularto the tube walls instead ofdiagonally.

The wordrigatonicomes from theItalianwordrigato(that stands for 'lined', 'striped', 'ruled',rigatonebeing theaugmentative,andrigatonithe plural form), which means 'ridged' or 'lined', and is associated with the cuisine ofsouthernandcentralItaly.^[4]^[3]Rigatonciniare a smaller version, close to the size of penne. Their name takes on the diminutive suffix-ino(pluralized-ini), denoting their relative size.

Rigatoni is a particular favourite pasta shape in the south of Italy, especially inSicily.Its eponymous ridges make better adhesive surfaces for sauces and grated cheese than smooth-sided pasta like ziti.^[5]

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^"Rigatoni Pasta History".Rigatoni Pasta History.Archivedfrom the original on 22 December 2019.Retrieved15 September2018.
^"the definition of rigatoni".Dictionary.com.Archivedfrom the original on 26 August 2018.Retrieved15 September2018.
^^a ^b"Pasta Types".Thenibble.com.Archivedfrom the original on 15 August 2012.Retrieved22 August2012.
^"Pasta".Thenibble.com.Archivedfrom the original on 22 August 2012.Retrieved22 August2012.
^Oretta Zanini De Vita (15 October 2009).Encyclopedia of Pasta.University of California Press. p.237.ISBN 978-0-520-94471-8.ridged pasta collected the sauce and grated cheese better than smooth pasta. [...] Rigatoni, in particular, are perennial favorites in southern Italy, especially in Sicily

[1] "Rigatoni Pasta History".Rigatoni Pasta History.Archivedfrom the original on 22 December 2019.Retrieved15 September2018.

[2] "the definition of rigatoni".Dictionary.com.Archivedfrom the original on 26 August 2018.Retrieved15 September2018.

[thenibble1-3] "Pasta Types".Thenibble.com.Archivedfrom the original on 15 August 2012.Retrieved22 August2012.

[4] "Pasta".Thenibble.com.Archivedfrom the original on 22 August 2012.Retrieved22 August2012.

[Vita2009-5] Oretta Zanini De Vita (15 October 2009).Encyclopedia of Pasta.University of California Press. p.237.ISBN 978-0-520-94471-8.ridged pasta collected the sauce and grated cheese better than smooth pasta. [...] Rigatoni, in particular, are perennial favorites in southern Italy, especially in Sicily

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