The Reason Gnocchi Doesn't Count As Pasta - Chowhound

There are several hundred different kinds of pasta to choose from and enjoy, from stringy spaghetti to flat linguini to bow-tie farfalle. All these different names refer to the shape of the pasta, and to be fair, a noodle's shape does influence what sauces go well with it: Thin shapes go well with light sauces and flatter pastas go better with richer sauces where they're able to absorb more of it. Otherwise,…