My Favorite American Pasta Brand Just Launched 3 New Shapes

Even as someone who spends most of their day thinking about food and cooking, I'm not immune to the worst, most inevitable question of the day: What's for dinner? Yes, despite all of Allrecipes' recipe inspiration, I still face the daily dinner dilemma and come up empty most nights of the week. And just like so many others, I find myself turning to an old standby those nights—pasta.

Luckily, there are easy, simple ways to level up the same old spaghetti-marinara routine. From exciting new store-bought sauces to viral four-ingredient recipes, I'm always discovering upgrades for pasta night. And one of my favorite pasta brands just released three brand-new shapes that make any bowl restaurant-worthy.

Sfoglini Pasta Just Released 3 New Products

If you're not familiar with Sfoglini, it's a New York-based pasta maker that specializes in slow-dried pasta in unique shapes. In fact, the brand is possibly best known for its first-of-its-kind shape, Cascatelli. Developed in collaboration with Dan Pashman of "The Sporkful" podcast, it went on to win many awards, including one of Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of the Year.

Now, the brand is back in the news with three new shapes that are equally as brilliant. The first two releases are Sfoglini's first foray into long pasta shapes: bigoli and bucatini. You're probably familiar with bucatini from Roman dishes like cacio e pepe and Amatriciana, but bigoli is a more niche shape from Northern Italy. Bigoli is a long noodle that's about four times thicker than spaghetti, with a coarser edge that is designed to cling to sauce. Sfoglini's bigoli is the first sold in mainstream American markets, as far as I can tell.

The third new shape from Sfoglini is a limited-time release that looks positively irresistible: Spicy Calabrian Chili Lumache. The dried pasta features the subtle heat and vibrant, fruity flavor of Calabrian chili peppers, and lumache is known for its snail-like shell shape, which creates a little pocket for sauce (which explains why lumache is a chef-favorite shape for macaroni and cheese). As a certified Calabrian chili lover, this pasta is practically begging to get on my dinner table.

I love Sfoglini pasta because its shapes are always thoughtfully designed with sauce in mind, and what is pasta if not a sauce delivery system? The bucatini and bigoli are ideal for slurp-able sauces like marinara or carbonara, while the lumache is perfect for creamy, thicker sauces like spicy vodka sauce or pesto. All three shapes are available now at select retailers and on Sfoglini's website, though the Calabrian Chili Lumache is a limited-edition shape and is only available while supplies last. Pasta night just got much more delicious.

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