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bucatini

American  
[boo-kuh-tee-nee] / ˌbu kəˈti ni /

noun

  1. pasta in the form of long, thin strands, thicker than spaghetti and hollow.


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While spaghetti and bucatini are both traditional, I tend to delight in something short and curly — fusilli, orecchiette, shells — shapes that can scoop and cradle.

From Salon

But the Bucatini holiday gift box offers up pasta staples with festive flair, and I don’t even have to wrap it.

From Los Angeles Times

Subscriptions can be purchased and gifted for 2025’s Pasta Club, but if a one-time bounty of Bucatini goods is what you’re after, the shop and Pasta Girlfriend are offering a special gift box for the holidays.

From Los Angeles Times

Echo Park specialty foods shop Bucatini does an expert job of curating its bevy of pantry items and always-on-trend home goods — and the same can be said about its new Pasta Club.

From Los Angeles Times

They also have bucatini there that’s really good.

From Los Angeles Times