Rustically Shaped Pasta

[Gourmet Peasant]

Does anyone know the name of the pasta rustically cut from long flat pieces?

[bolivianita]

I used to make a random cut pasta called straccheti (sp.) when I was the pasta b@#$h (yes thats what they called me!) at my first restaurant job. It was a very random cut fresh pasta served with mushrooms in a veal reduction with herbs.

[Pat Hammond]

This reminds of pasta that's called "rags". It's irregular pieces torn from a large sheet of pasta. I know it has another name, but can't think of it.

[babette feasts]

and then there is fazzoletto, or handkerchief pasta, which would be more nicely cut large thin squares

[Rubee]

I think rags or straccetti too.

[mnosyne]

I believe they're called "maltagliati", or "badly cut".

[chefbec]

I think that you are thinking of either pappardelle or tagliatelle.

[Cheese Boy]

I agree here ... pappardelle (broader) or tagliatelle are cut from lasagna-like sheets. Malfaldine have the ridged edges. See the links for images.

Pappardelle
http://www.lafamiglia.co.uk/images/pappardelle%20con%20la%20lepre-pasta%20with%20hare%20sauce.jpg

Tagliatelle
http://www.tastingmenu.com/media/2003/20031204-lampreia/images/06-Tagliatelle%20with%20Truffle.jpg

Malfaldine
http://editorandpunisher.typepad.com/...

[Gourmet Peasant]

Thanks everyone for your replies.
Cheese boy, I have looked at all the links and none of them look like the pasta that I had. The pieces were actually wider, almost square or rectangle shaped if they had not been cut so rusticaly.

[jjb75]

i think they might be called Rombi.