This pasta has a spiral shape (“fuso” in Italian means “spiral”) and is formed through the gentle twisting of pasta dough. The ridges in fusilli enable a lot of sauce to be absorbed and therefore, this pasta is often used in cooking. It is great to add to soups – tomato soup lovers would find it difficult to imagine a different type of pasta to eat their soup with. Fusilli also fits wonderfully in tomato or mushroom casseroles, as well as other baked dishes.