Short Pasta types

 

long pasta

Short pasta types can have a variety of shapes and are easier to eat than long pasta.
Below you will find pictures of all short pasta used in the recipes with their name followed by the italian name, if only one is present you may assume it's the italian one.

 

  butterflies - farfalle

conchiglie - shells  

  elbow shells - pipe rigate

penne - pen points  

  half pen points - pennette

mezze penne - short pen points  

  helix - fusilli

orecchiette  

 

relative sizes of (from the left): short  
pen points, half pen points and pen  
points  

 

long pasta