It's easy to confuse fusilli and rotini -- after all, the two spiral-shaped pastas are very similar in appearance and function. Where fusilli's spiral is relatively wide, rotini boasts a tighter ...

As an alternative to corkscrew-shaped rotini or fusilli, you could also try farfalle, or bowtie pasta. Penne rigate will also work, as well as rigatoni, which is arguably the best pasta shape ever.