The difference
Rigatoni vs Mezze maniche
Mezze maniche is essentially a rigatoni cut short, half sleeves to rigatoni's full ones. Same wide ridged tube and the same job with a chunky ragu; mezze maniche is just the stubby version, easy to eat by the forkful.
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