De Cecco Rigatoni is a speciality of the Campania region in Southern Italy. Rigatoni by De Cecco is a rather versatile shape being suitable with tomato or vegetable sauces, but the rigatoni are at their best matched with chunky meat sauces and ragus: stew Read more
Rigatoni, which is a typical type of traditional pasta from Rome, have the characteristic ridged external surface and a large diameter and thickness. The shape is particularly versatile and is perfect with a variety of tomato or vegetable sauces, but the best condiments are sauces made from meat: slow-cooked sauces with meat and mushrooms, made from beef and pork, sausage or giblets. The recipe with pajata (calf intestines) is a classic dish. Any type of sauce that is sufficiently liquid to get inside the pasta and be trapped by the ridges is recommended.