How many different types of dried pasta do you have in your pantry?

[whs]

Riffing off the rice thread. We have linguine, fettucine, thin spaghetti, spaghetti, pappardelle, trofie, farfalle, penne rigate, pasta mista, and egg noodles...and black squid ink.

[Jay F]

cavatappi (my favorite)
cappellini (my favorite when cavatappi isn't my favorite)
orzo (for soup)
some 00 flour and eggs in case I want to make my own

That's it. I know what I like, and that's what I buy.

[mamachef]

About twenty-eleven, and I am here to tell ya that Croxetti is one miserable waste of time and $$.

[EWSflash]

Anywhere from one to twelve or so.

[Delucacheesemonger]

Spaghetti-Martelli brand
Perciatelle-Bucatini
Orzo-Greek brands that are larger
Oriechette-The one from DelVerde that looks like ear not the smaller one that looks a shell.
Soba
Udon
Fregola

[emu48]

Been buying here in Israel one I never saw in the States. Barilla brand, a shape called girandole torsades. The name means twists. They're smaller fusilli, basically. Mostly I use penne ... a favorite because they are chewier ... fusilli, bucatini, spaghetti, orzo, ptitim (called Israeli couscous in the States), no-cook lasagna, linguine ... and the locally manufactured and pretty good dry mein or Chinese egg noodles. Oh, and angel hair for making Mexican-style fideos. And dry udon and soba, hauled in by suitcase. I miss being able to buy fresh wonton and egg-roll skins, which in Hawaii I would use to quickly assemble a couple servings of homemade ravioli.

[Haarlson]

Hi, our 20 year old son has pasta every weekday lunch — and sometimes weekends too.
Plumas
Capellini No.9
Spaghetti No.6
Spaghetti No.3
Wholewheat spaghetti
Black Spaghetti
Fideus gruixats
Maravilla
Canelones
Lasagne quick cook
Wholewheat lasagne
Green lasagne
Twists
Treccine all'uovo
Tiburón
Penne rigate No.73
Tagliatelle

[whs]

Does ramen count?

[chefathome]

I'm restricted to gluten-free but still have as many as as specialty food store. However, I tend to make pasta more than eat the packaged stuff as I enjoy the process, not to mention the final product.

[Bacardi1]

Big pasta fans here, so always have a nice variety on hand. I mostly buy Barilla, but also order online from Rossi (their "Devils Angel Hair" is TO DIE FOR if you like spicy food). Currently on hand:

Elbow
Rotini
Tri-Colored Rotini - 2 kinds
Citrus-Flavored Rotini
Radiatore
Devil's Angel Hair
Penne
Spaghetti
Thin spaghetti
Spinach spaghetti
Ziti
Small wagon wheels
Tagliatelle nests
Pastine
Italian Herb linguini
Fettucini
Pappardelle
Rigatoni
Orzo
Medium Shells
Small Shells
Orecchiette
Lasagne
Farfalle
Small farfalle
Linguini
Spinach linguini

These are just the ones I know I have on hand from the top of my head. I'm sure there are more that I'm just forgetting at the moment.

[Will Owen]

I try to keep spaghetti, and some kind of macaroni for salad or mac'n'cheese, vermicelli and the nested kind of fettucini. We're trying not to eat as much pasta as we used to, and certainly smaller quantities. Since I don't really have a pantry per se, a 2' cupboard shelf of pasta plus rice and dried legumes is what there's room for, but we're surrounded by places to get more immediately.

[laliz]

a box of pastina and a box of rings

[Sooeygun]

Happy to see I don't have a problem :). Mr S looked in the pantry cupboard and said, I think we have pasta issues. But some of you have impressive lists.

currently: ditali, linguini, fettuccine, spaghetti, spaghettoni, cappellini, penne, lasagne, macaroni, farfalle, cavatappi, two sizes of egg noodles, fusilli, rotini, rigatoni and two kinds of couscous.

Wow, maybe we do have a problem :)

[Harters]

We eat pasta fairly regularly so have a turnover of products - we usually have two or three pastas in the cupboard - currently spaghetti, penne and lasagne. Always the supermarket's own brand or, occasionally, the cheap stuff from the discount shops like Lidl.

[circustance]

I forgot to mention Soba as another.

[pinehurst]

Barilla piccolini mini fusilli
Dreamfields Spaghetti
Barilla whole wheat penne
Prince Large Shells
Near East Cous Cous (plain and garlic)
Wacky Mac mac and cheese

[melpy]

I don't have a ton of room so I try to keep one long, one short and one tiny. I also usually stock at least one Asian and we always have elbows in addition to the other three.

For example we have the long telephone cord fusili, penne, pastina, elbows and soba noodles.
I try to also keep egg noodles on hand which we also have.

Most of my favorite shapes ate hard to find.

[Philly Ray]

Thin Spaghetti
Angel Hair
Cut Spaghetti
Orzo
Pastina
Lasagne
Gemelli
Large Shells
Rigatoni
Mezze Rigatoni
Elbow
Rotini
Farfalle
Ziti

[Cheese Boy]

Philly Ray, I have all that you have (and then some) minus any elbows.

[biscottifan]

Spaghetti, penne rigate, orzo, and egg noodles.

[Novelli]

Casarecce
Spaghetti
Penne Rigate

[circustance]

Only six; spaghetti, linguini, egg noodles, penne, macaroni (in the form of Kraft), and Udon.

[laskiblue]

Egg noodles, rice noodles, rotini, and spaghetti.

[Cheese Boy]

I used to keep very few boxes of pasta on hand, but in the last few years, I think I've created an attractive stockpile for myself. The brands I have seem to vary depending on sales, but ... Barilla, Delverde, and Colavita seem to be the most prominent right now.

[escondido123]

My husband is half Italian and we eat pasta at least 3 nights a week. That said, we keep only a limited number of shapes, most Barilla brand: penne (his #1 favorite), spaghetti--thin, thick, angel hair and regular, orecchiette, no-cook lasagna noodles, orzo, elbow, super large shells, large shells, baby shells, campanelle, penne rigata, gemelli, cellentani and then new for us the TJs bronze-die Rigatoni. When I want egg-based pasta usually make it myself though we keep a bag of Pennsylvania Dutch egg noodles for when the need arises.

[fourunder]

All you listed, plus...

Tubetti/Ditalini
Pastina
Orzo
Cut Spaghetti
Cappellini
Linguini Fini
Fettuccini Rigate
Spaghetti Rigate
Gemelli
Mostaccioli
Lasagna
Mezza Penne/Rigatoni
Bird Nest
Couscous

I tend to purchase varieties from DeCecco, Barilla and Colavita... and stock up when on sale.