What is the difference between pasta and spaghetti?

Question

i'm very curios..

Answer 1

To me spaghetti is what you buy in tins like baked beans.

Pasta is all of the types of noodles and shapes.

Answer 2

Pasta is a reference to all different kinds such as spaghetti, macaroni, noodles,etc. It's all pasta.

Answer 3

Spaghetti is a kind of pasta.

Answer 4

Spagetti is a type of pasta. We just call it spagetti to be more specific. People normally refer to pasta when they are talking about fettuchini, alfredo....

Answer 5

Nothing.  Spaghetti is pasta, but pasta is the type of dish or type of noodles used if  not spaghetti on a restaurant menu.  Linguine is pasta, roteli is pasta, spaghetti is pasta.

Answer 6

Spaghetti is a type of "Pasta"

Acomo pepe

Italian for "peppercorns", they look like tiny bead-shaped pasta.

Bucatini

Thick hollow straws of pasta.

Bumbola

Bee shaped pasta

Cannelloni

Meat-filled tubes of pasta cooked in oven.

Capelli d'angelo

Angel Hair pasta

Capellini

From the Latin "capelli" for "hair", capellini is very thin round pasta strands. It is only slightly thicker than angel hair.

Conchiglie

Shells, called "conchiglie" in Italian, there are many sizes of these seashell-shaped pastas.

Cavatappi

Tubular corkscrew or spiral shaped pasta about 1-inch long, native to southern Italy.

Cresti di gallo

Curved shape, brown in colour

Ditali/ditalini

Short tubes similar to macaroni

Farfalle

"Butterflies" in Italian; medium-sized pasta with a crimped center and pinked edges to form the shape of a bow tie. Bow Ties made in the Italian style are egg-free, while some versions contain egg.

Fettucine

"Little ribbons" in Italian, this shape originated in Rome. These flat wide pasta strands are made in egg and egg-free versions. Fettuccine is classically paired with Alfredo Sauce, a rich cream sauce with Parmesan cheese.

Fusilli

Hollow corkscrew or spiral shaped pasta about 8-inches long.

Gemelli

"Twins" in Italian, this medium-sized shape resembles two short pieces of tubular spaghetti twisted together.

Gnocchi

Small dumplings made from potato and flour or from semolina.

I gomiti

Short curved tubular pasta in a semi-circle shape.

Lasagne

America's favorite baking shape, some culinary authorities think the name comes from Vulgur Latin "lasania", meaning "cooking pot". Lasagne are ripple-edged strips about 2-1/4-inches wide and 10-inches long. The dish, lasagne is layers of pasta, meat sauce and béchamel sauce.

Linguine

"Little tongues" in Italian, this narrow, flat pasta is a specialty of southern Italy. It is frequently paired with white or red clam sauce.

Lumache

Snail-shaped shells

Lumaconi

Big shells often used for fillings

Macaroni

Long or short cut tubes, an American favourite with cheese sauce

Mostaccioli

Italians describe mostaccioli as "little mustaches". They are diagonally cut tubular shapes similar to penne, but larger. Mostaccioli has a smooth surface; Mostaccioli Rigati has a ridged surface.

Orecchiette

Small ear-shaped pastas.

Orzo

Easily can be mistaken for rice but is a pasta usually used in soups

Penne rigate

From the Latin for "feathers" (reminiscent of old-fashioned quill pens) they are diagonally cut tubular shapes with ridged surfaces.

Perciatelli

From southern Italian dialect "perciato" meaning "pierced through", fat hollow strands.

Quadrefiore

"square flower" shape

Radiatore

"Radiators" in Italian, these are short chunky ruffled shapes that add great eye appeal to any dish.

Rotelle

Corkscrew or spiral shaped pasta, about 1-1/2-inches long.

Ravioli

Pasta cushions filled with meat or spinach - spinaci

Ricciolini

Two inch long strip that are twisted gently.

Rigatoni

Large ribbed tubes about 1-1/2-inches long.

Rotelli

Wagon wheel shaped pastas.

Rotini

Corkscrew or spiral shaped pasta, about 1-1/2-inches long.

Spaghetti

From the Italian word for "strings"; these round thin strands are our most beloved pasta shape.

Tagliatelle

Thin strips of ribbon pasta.

Tortellini

Little pasta 'hats' with meat filling.

Trenette

long narrow strips of pasta

Vermicelli

From the Latin "verme" for "worms", vermicelli is round thin pasta strands that are thinner than spaghetti.

Ziti riigati

Medium-sized tubular pasta about 2-inches long and slightly curved. This classic Southern Italian pasta means "bridegrooms"; it is often served at Sicilian weddings. Ziti Rigati has a ridged surface, while regular ziti is smooth.

Answer 7

pasta is a general term, spaghetti is a type of pasta ...the long thin kind(not thinner than angel hair or other types though) Pasta can be rigatoni...penne, rotini...etc spaghetti is just a type of pasta

Answer 8

Spaghetti is a long straight thin piece of pasta. Pasta is a generic term for all different shapes of pasta. It is made the same way, boiled in water and usually topped with something like butter or a sauce like tomato. You can add different meats or no meat at all and spices and different vegetables too.

Answer 9

Spaghetti is a type of pasta.

Answer 10

Spaghetti  pasta.

Same thing

Answer 11

Spaghetti is a type of pasta but not all pasta is spaghetti!

Answer 12

Pasta is any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.  Spaghetti is only one type of pasta, shaped long and thin and usually round.