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Linguine

Pasta shape ✔ Checked: 10.2026 · sources: 3 Updated:

Also known as: linguini

Long dry pasta with a flattened, slightly convex section, like a small narrow flat tagliatella; producers call it the Ligurian long pasta for pesto.

Linguine are a long dry pasta with a flattened, slightly convex section. De Cecco describes them as shaped like a small, flat, narrow tagliatella. Dry linguine are made from durum wheat semolina; under Italian DPR 187/2001, such pasta is made from semolina and water that are shaped and dried.

Barilla says linguine were born in Genoa and calls them the Ligurian long pasta par excellence, the perfect companion of traditional pesto alla genovese. De Cecco likewise calls them the Ligurian long pasta par excellence, made to go with traditional pesto.

Both producers say that the flattened section and slightly convex shape make linguine good at catching the sauce and giving back its full range of flavours.

Barilla gives a cooking time of 10 minutes for its Linguine; De Cecco gives 12 minutes for Linguine n° 7, or 10 minutes for al dente.

Barilla suggests pesto alla genovese, enriched with potatoes and green beans. De Cecco adds butter and sage, fresh tomato sauces, vegetable and herb sauces, quick spicy sauces with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, chilli, anchovies and capers, sauces with shellfish and seafood, and white sauces made with cream, mascarpone or soft melting cheeses.

Facts

Raw materialDurum wheat semolina and water
RegionLiguria (Genoa)
Duration10 min (Barilla); 12 min, al dente 10 min (De Cecco n° 7)
Main usePesto alla genovese, seafood, tomato and white sauces

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How it connects to Pasta

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Used in
🐚 Spaghetti alle vongole, 🌿 Pesto alla genovese, 🍅 Spaghetti alla puttanesca, 🌶️ Spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino
What it contains
Semolina, 🌾 Durum wheat
Part of
Dry durum wheat pasta
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Frequently asked questions

What are linguine?

A long dry pasta of durum wheat semolina with a flattened, slightly convex section; De Cecco describes it as a small flat, narrow tagliatella.

How long do you cook linguine?

Barilla gives 10 minutes for its Linguine; De Cecco gives 12 minutes for Linguine n° 7, or 10 minutes for al dente. Follow the packet.

What sauce goes with linguine?

Both producers point to pesto alla genovese; De Cecco also names butter and sage, tomato, vegetable, spicy, seafood and white sauces.

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What to read next

  • Bavette — Long dry pasta with a flattened, slightly convex shape, traditionally cooked in Liguria and especially in Genoa, made from durum wheat semolina and water.
  • 🌾 Durum wheat — A wheat species with very hard grain and strong gluten, milled into semolina for dry pasta and couscous.
  • 🐚 Spaghetti alle vongole — A dish from Campania in the Accademia Italiana della Cucina recipe: spaghetti with clams (vongole), garlic, olive oil and parsley, with tomatoes or 'in bianco', without them.
  • Cantare Durum — Cantare's range of dry pasta made from top-grade durum wheat flour and water: nine shapes, including spaghetti No. 18, linguine, bucatini, fusilli and penne rigate.
  • 🧀 Parmesan — Parmigiano Reggiano, a hard cheese from Emilia-Romagna and part of Lombardy, aged from 12 months.

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