Flavored pasta de John Spottiswood

Several manufacturers make flavored pastas, many of which have vibrant colors. Popular flavors include egg (egg pasta, or pasta all'uovo), spinach ( green pasta, or pasta verde), tomato, beet ( purple pasta, or pasta viola), carrot ( red pasta, or pasta rossa), winter squash ( orange pasta, or pasta arancione), squid ink (black pasta, or pasta nera), truffle (truffle pasta, or pasta al tartufo), and chile.