About Spaghetti Rigati Pasta
Heating up America's love affair with pasta by introducing an innovative line of long cuts created especially for sauce lovers, Rigati. In Italian, "rigati" means "ridged". Pasta shapes with ridges tend to hold more sauce because of the incremental surface area created by the grooves versus their smooth-shaped counterparts. Rigati shapes have been adored by Italians for centuries for this reason, but also for enhancing the "mouthfeel" and eating enjoyment of favorite pasta dishes. Historically, rigati appears to have been mostly reserved for short pasta shapes, of which Penne Rigate is probably the most recognized in Italy and in the United States. Now, Barilla has brought rigati to two favorite long cuts: Spaghetti and Fettuccine. "Cooking with Rigati creates new recipe possibilities," said James Beard Award-winning chef Roberto Donna. "The ridges allow Italian food lovers like me to experiment with ingredients and sauces. Rigati lets me put a contemporary twist on traditional pasta dishes."