Festonati originates from the word Festa! This means party in Italian. The shape of the pasta is reminiscent of a streamer used to decorate a party. Its basically a bowl of tiny little streamers! Woohoo!

They are particularly suited for preparing plates of pasta served with dense, colourful sauces of meat of fish, with green vegetables or vegetables, or strong cheeses.

Recipe idea: Pasta salad, Mezi Festonati with chopped baby tomato, fresh basil, mozzarella and olive oil.