Bucatini

Bucatini (Italian: [bukaˈtiːni]), also known as perciatelli (Italian: [pertʃaˈtɛlli]), is a thick spaghetti-like pasta with a hole running through the center. It is common throughout Lazio, particularly Rome.

Bucatini
Alternative namesPerciatelli
TypePasta
Place of originItaly
Main ingredientsDurum wheat flour, water
VariationsZiti, zitoni

The similar ziti (Italian: [ˈdziːti]) consists of long hollow rods which are also smooth in texture and have square-cut edges; "cut ziti" are ziti cut into shorter tubes. There is also a wider version of ziti, zitoni (Italian: [dziˈtoːni]).

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