DI MARTINO: Pasta Tortiglioni, 1 lb

A short, grooved and spiral cut (the name suggests something worked on a lathe), this is one of many variations of the maccherone, whose origin can't be traced definitively to any particular part of the country, though Campania seems very likely. Great with thick sauces, vegetable sauces or oven cooked recipes, with meat ragout for example.