1. Examples include spaghetti (thin rods), rigatoni (tubes or cylinders), fusilli (swirls), and lasagne (sheets).

2. If you haven't ordered yet, I generally find the rigatoni with the spicy tomato sauce goes best with diseases of the small intestine.

3. Pasta shapes: The canonical pasta for Carbonara is spaghetti, but bucatini are close behind.Penne and rigatoni are short formats often found alla Carbonara …