alimentary paste

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alimentary paste - shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg pasta solid food, food - any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment; "food and drink" bowtie pasta, farfalle - pasta shaped with scalloped edges and pinched in the middle, suggestive of a bow tie noodle - a ribbonlike strip of pasta orzo - pasta shaped like pearls of barley; frequently prepared with lamb in Greek cuisine spaghetti - pasta in the form of long strings spaghettini - thin spaghetti tortellini - small ring-shaped stuffed pasta ziti - medium-sized tubular pasta in short pieces rigatoni - tubular pasta in short ribbed pieces fedelline - extremely fine pasta thinner than vermicelli linguine, linguini - pasta in long slender flat strips fettuccine, fettuccini - pasta in flat strips wider than linguine vermicelli - pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti macaroni - pasta in the form of slender tubes lasagna, lasagne - very wide flat strips of pasta penne - pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends cappelletti, ravioli - small circular or square cases of dough with savory fillings tagliatelle - pasta cut in narrow ribbons manicotti - large pasta tubes stuffed with chopped meat or mild cheese and baked in tomato sauce couscous - a pasta made in northern Africa of crushed and steamed semolina dumpling, dumplings - small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough mostaccioli - pasta somewhat resembling little moustaches