Pasta is the quintessence of Italian cuisine. Each region has its own special shape, from stuffed ravioli to fresh pasta simply made with water and flour. Here are all the different Italian pasta shapes to try.

Spaghetti alla chitarra - Abruzzo
A pasta that is prepared with a particular instrument: the chitarra (guitar), a beech wood frame with parallel steel wires stretched down the length. The yolk-based dough sheets are rolled out not too thinly, then placed on the guitar "strings" and pressed through with a rolling pin. In this way, spaghetti with a square section, about 30 centimetres long, are obtained, generally dressed with sheep ragout or gravy and "pallottine" (small meatballs).