The pasta that looks like mini lasagna is Mafalda corda which is a pasta that resembles the sheets of mini lasagna.
Mafalda corta lasagnas ruffed edges and wide shape make it a great choice for holding onto and capturing any sauces and makes it a popular option for baked pasta dishes.
Mafaldine, also known as reginette (Italian for little queens) or simply mafalda or mafalde, is a type of ribbon-shaped pasta. It is flat and wide, usually about 1 cm (½ inch) in width, with wavy edges on both sides.
Mafaldine were named in honor of Princess Mafalda of Savoy (thus the alternative name “little queens”).
Mafalde pasta is said to have been created to honor the birth of Princess Mafalda of Savoy, the daughter of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, in 1902.
The princess allegedly had beautiful, curly hair, and so these wavy ringlets of pasta were an appropriate symbol.
Shorter than the classic Mafalda but equally as pleasing, with their particular consistency Garofalo Mafalda Corta are a high-level gastronomic experience.
The curling of the edge and the bronze drawing make them perfect for adhering to sauce and bringing it to the palate, releasing a unique flavor.