The real reason pasta comes in so many shapes: Chef explains the perfect sauce pairings

Pasta, a versatile comfort food, offers endless culinary possibilities with its diverse shapes. Chef Andy Hearnden reveals that the variety isn’t random but a deliberate Italian code. Thin pastas pair well with light sauces, while wider noodles are ideal for heavier, cream-based sauces. Twisted and tubular pastas excel at capturing thick sauces, making pasta selection a key to enhancing flavor.