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Types of Pasta. There are two major classifications: pasta fresca (fresh) and pasta secca (dried). From here, there are more than 400 unique types of pasta: sheets, strips, long strands, cylinders, unique shapes, flavors, and many other local varieties.
Penne is one of the many varieties of pasta with pieces in cylindrical shapes. Penne has two main types in Italy, namely penne lisce and penne rigate, with the rigate having ridges on each noodle.ther penne variants include the pennon, which is typically wider. There is a type of penne lisce that has a smooth texture without ridges, called mostaccioli, and there is also ziti, which are hollow long wands, with a smooth texture and square-cut edges.