Spaghetti. Fettuccine. Tortellini. Nothing rolls off the tongue, or tastes as good on it, as a perfect pasta dish. Check out our collection of fab dishes including pea, pancetta and mint orecchiette, spaghetti pomodoro and many more.
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Paccheri with quick-roasted peppers
Paccheri with quick-roasted peppers
Paccheri with quick-roasted peppers
PHOTOGRAPH JASON LOUCAS
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Pea, pancetta and mint orecchiette
Pea, pancetta and mint orecchiette
Pea, pancetta and mint orecchiette
PHOTOGRAPH AMANDA MCLAUCHLAN
![Emma Knowles' Bolognese sauce](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/GourmetTraveller/2013/05/09/11674/0509spagbol-628.jpg)
Emma Knowles’ Bolognese sauce
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Toasted flour fettuccine “carbonara”
Toasted flour fettuccine “carbonara”
Toasted flour fettuccine “carbonara”
PHOTOGRAPH AMANDA MCLAUCHLAN
![James Hird and Todd Garratt: Pansotti with cime di rapa and salsa di noce (ravioli with cime di rapa and walnut sauce)](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/GourmetTraveller/2013/05/08/4780/0809buzopasta-628.jpg)
Pansotti with cime di rapa and salsa di noce (ravioli with cime di rapa and walnut sauce)
Pansotti with cime di rapa and salsa di noce (ravioli with cime di rapa and walnut sauce)
Pansotti with cime di rapa and salsa di noce (ravioli with cime di rapa and walnut sauce)
PHOTOGRAPH WILLIAM MEPPEM
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Veal schnitzel with spaghetti pomodoro
Veal schnitzel with spaghetti pomodoro
Veal schnitzel with spaghetti pomodoro
PHOTOGRAPH WILLIAM MEPPEM
![Potato and ricotta gnocchi with broccoli, radicchio and pangrattato](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/GourmetTraveller/2013/05/09/11454/0809potatognocchi-628.jpg)
Potato and ricotta gnocchi with broccoli, radicchio and pangrattato
Potato and ricotta gnocchi with broccoli, radicchio and pangrattato
Potato and ricotta gnocchi with broccoli, radicchio and pangrattato
PHOTOGRAPH JASON LOUCAS
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Linguine con pesto matto
![Spaghettini with peas, lemon and ricotta](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/GourmetTraveller/2013/05/09/7746/0110gtfastpasta-628.jpg)
Spaghettini with peas, lemon and ricotta
Spaghettini with peas, lemon and ricotta
Spaghettini with peas, lemon and ricotta
PHOTOGRAPH JASON LOUCAS
![Tortellini di patate e menthe con sugo](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/GourmetTraveller/2013/05/08/4677/0110gtballpasta-628.jpg)
Tortellini di patate e menthe con sugo
Tortellini di patate e menthe con sugo
Tortellini di patate e menthe con sugo
PHOTOGRAPH CHRIS CHEN
![Bottarga and fennel spaghettini](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/GourmetTraveller/2013/05/09/8830/0210gtperfectpasta-628.jpg)
Bottarga spaghettini with fiano
![Ciocchetti with anchovies, cauliflower and pangrattato](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/GourmetTraveller/2013/05/09/7725/0210gtgfcaulpasta-628.jpg)
Ciocchetti with anchovies, cauliflower and pangrattato
Ciocchetti with anchovies, cauliflower and pangrattato
Ciocchetti with anchovies, cauliflower and pangrattato
PHOTOGRAPH CHRIS CHEN