"While traditional pasta wisdom would advise pairing your sauce or dish with its perfect pasta mate, Tucci's choice makes a case for a more general category, a hardworking pasta pick that's done its fair share of the heavy lifting - the tube. His choice of tubes is one that works best precisely because the pasta's versatility allows it to shine in the greatest number of situations, all without having to spend too much time drilling down to consider exactly which noodle best showcases which sauce (i.e., spaghetti, mafalda, macaroni, etc.)."
"It's a real time saver when you're just looking to get dinner on the table in a hurry. But what is it exactly about tubes that makes them a superior choice? Besides the versatility Tucci's mentions, it's the sheer amount of sauce and meat or veggies that these little babies can hold that truly makes tubes the purest, most magical choice for, well, just about any pasta sauce you enjoy. As Tucci's noted before, don't ignore these Italian dishes."
Tube-shaped pastas offer versatility by holding sauce, meat, and vegetables both inside and on their ridges, making them suitable for many preparations. Hollow shapes such as bucatini, rigatoni, penne, macaroni, and ziti, plus larger tubes like cannelloni and manicotti for stuffing, enhance flavor and texture by trapping sauces. Tubes reduce the need for exact sauce-to-noodle matches and save time when preparing quick dinners. Their capacity for stuffing and ability to carry chunky or creamy sauces make them ideal for baked dishes, ragùs, and casual weeknight meals.
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