The difference
Spaghetti vs Bucatini
Bucatini looks like a fat spaghetti until you spot the hole running through it. That hollow center is the whole point, it pulls sauce inside the strand, which is why bucatini and not spaghetti is the Roman choice for amatriciana.
Spaghetti
- Family
- Long strands
- Size
- 250 to 300 mm long
- Surface
- Smooth
- Cook
- 9 to 12 min
Wants: Tomato sauce, Carbonara, Garlic and oil
Bucatini
- Family
- Long strands
- Size
- 250 to 300 mm long
- Surface
- Smooth
- Cook
- 7 to 11 min
Wants: Amatriciana, Gricia, Cacio e pepe
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