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I tried 2 new pasta shapes from the creators of the viral cascatelli noodle and thought they were fun, but I wouldn't buy them again

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I tried two new pasta shapes that are now available in the US.
  • Sfoglini and "The Sporkful" podcast creator teamed up to make two new pasta shapes.
  • The shapes, quattrotini and vesuvio, are served in Italy but hadn't yet hit the US until January.
  • I tried both and thought they were fun but also overwhelming to eat. 
The creators of the internet-famous cascatelli brought two pasta shapes from Italy to the US this year.
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Vesuvio (left) and quattrotini (right) from Sfoglini and The Sporkful.

After finding success with cascatelli — the newly concocted pasta shape from podcaster Dan Pashman and American pasta maker Sfoglini — the team decided to bring two shapes overseas from Italy in January: quattrotini and vesuvio. 

When Pashman was promoting his cascatelli shape, he said he was looking to develop a noodle with three main qualities, Insider previously reported. His three qualities were sauceability (how well sauce sticks to the pasta), formability (how easy it is to pick up the piece with a fork), and toothsinkability (how satisfying it is to sink your teeth into).

While examining the quattrotini and vesuvio shapes, which the Sfoglini team sent to Insider for review, I kept these three qualities in mind. (Consumers can buy a six-pack of each from the Sfoglini website for $32.94.)

Quattrotini and vesuvio have been part of Italy's cuisine for years.
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Quattrotini (left) and vesuvio (right) from Sfoglini and The Sporkful.

According to the brand, quattrotini is a reimagining of cinque buchi, a Sicilian pasta shape typically eaten during carnival. Sfoglini writes, "legend says the Devil uses it to tempt residents with the sin of gluttony." 

Sfoglini took the classic shape and added ridges to the outside of the four corner tubes, and renamed it to emphasize those elements. 

Vesuvio is named for its likeness to the volcano, Mount Vesuvius. According to the brand, this shape is popular among towns that surround the Italian volcano, but it's harder to come by in the US. 

For my taste test, I decided to use two different dishes to see which shape worked better with each.
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I made two dishes to test out these pasta shapes.

I bought a jar of Rao's tomato basil sauce for a simple dish, and I got a single sausage link and some broccolini for a garlic and oil-style dish

These are the two most common ways I personally make and eat pasta at home, so I thought it would be the best way for me to test out these two shapes. 

After tasting it both ways, I thought the quattrotini worked better with a basic tomato sauce.
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The sauce worked better with this shape than the sausage did.

The small tubes and exterior ridges all made perfect places for a velvety sauce to call home. I was able to evenly coat the pasta — inside and out — which helped deliver the maximum amount of flavor from my favorite jarred sauce. 

Pashman definitely nailed the sauceability aspect of this shape. 

I felt like it was all a bit disconnected when paired with a clunkier dish of sausage and broccolini.
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Nothing felt cohesive.

For this dish, the pasta and the sauce each seemed like their own entity. While the sausage, vegetable, and bits of garlic were unified, once they hit the quattrotini they seemed to become less cohesive.

I thought it made the dish less enjoyable to eat.

Overall, I thought the quattrotini tasted fun, but it wasn't easy to eat.
Sfoglini pasta shapes
I had trouble getting more than one noodle onto my fork.

While it was a fun shape to have in my bowl, I couldn't get more than one noodle on my fork at a time. And if I managed to pick up two, I couldn't really fit them both in my mouth together without having to chew uncomfortably. 

I think the pasta shape would be great for a baked ziti-style dish, where you're using a fork and knife to cut and eat the noodles instead.

Out of the two dishes I made on test day, I thought the vesuvio pasta shape paired better with the sausage and broccolini.
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I liked how the swirly noodle trapped bits of the broccolini and sausage inside.

The curved edges of each vesuvio layer wrapped themselves around any small bits of broccolini, sausage, and garlic that were in the area. This way, when I picked up a noodle, I got bites of everything all at once. 

While it definitely worked with the tomato sauce, I felt it was less interesting and kind of a lot for my taste.
Sfoglini pasta shapes
The sauce was a little too overwhelming for me.

I tried it with the tomato sauce, and, to me, this felt like a lot of the same thing. 

The layers of sauce were appreciated, (and sauceability was definitely high) but it was too much for my taste. Because of that, I preferred this shape with a multi-ingredient dish instead of a plain sauce. 

Ultimately, I think this shape is more versatile than the quattrotini, but it still didn't blow me away.
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Pieces of sausage rested in the curves like a cone.

I also made the vesuvio cacio e pepe-style at home one day, and I thought it worked really well. I also think it would be a good mac and cheese noodle as the thick cheese would wrap well around each curve of the noodle making it a bit more substantial than it was with a thinner tomato sauce. 

However, this shape is still a little tough to pick up with a fork — I often found myself looking for the best point of entry, which complicated the eating experience — and once I got it, it felt clunky in my mouth as I was eating. 

I had fun experimenting with these pasta shapes, but I likely won't be stocking my pantry with them.
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They were fun, but I won't be buying them again.

While I'm guessing the vessuvio would taste great in a mac and cheese dish, and that the quattrotini would be delightful as a baked meal, that's still not enough to get me to use either as a pantry pasta. 

When it comes down to it, I simply didn't love the eating experience of either shape. 

I'm sure each has its own perfect use, but I wasn't able to find them during this taste test. But if you're looking for a fun way to shake up your dinner, and you're a fan of large noodles, then these are worth a try.

Read the original article on Insider
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