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Dry rigatoni with lengthwise ridges and wide hollow ends in a loose pile.

Tubular Pasta

Tubular pasta groups hollow shapes, from long bucatini to short rigatoni and paccheri.

Shape
Hollow pasta shapes
Look for
Bucatini, rigatoni, paccheri

A hollow strand or a short tube

The hollow is the shared feature, while the profile changes. De Cecco suggests amatriciana for bucatini and meat sauces for rigatoni and paccheri. Try those documented directions to compare a long hollow strand with the more substantial short formats. The family name does not prescribe one dough or sauce.

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