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How well do you know your pasta shapes?

Think you can tell your rigatoni from your radiatori? Test your knowledge of pasta types with our quiz

Dried pasta shapes

Pasta, dried or fresh, is the often the hero of Italian meals, the ideal vehicle for pesto, creamy sauces, and tomato ragù.

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Pasta recipes to perk up your penne and pappardelle

Each shape, whether ridged, rolled or twisted, has its perfect sauce match (fettuccini soaking up creamy concoctions; ribbons of pappardelle catching chunky tomato pieces their folds), but how well can you identify each one?

• Cook like an Italian: the five ingredients you need

Take our quiz to find out. Good luck and buon appetito!