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Penne vs Mostaccioli - What's the difference?

penne | mostaccioli |

As nouns the difference between penne and mostaccioli

is that penne is a type of short, diagonally cut pasta while mostaccioli is a type of penne pasta which resembles ziti.

penne

English

Noun

(-)
  • A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.
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    mostaccioli

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A type of penne pasta which resembles ziti.
  • * {{quote-news, 1988, May 27, Barbara W. Siebel, Tina and Rosie's Farewell, Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=My husband provided the keg of beer and Tina made huge bowls of mostaccioli (not lasagna, never in ten years lasagna!). }}

    See also

    * (Penne pasta) ----