Bucatini – Spaghetti with a hole in the middle.

This traditional pasta is very hard to find fresh.

The name comes from Italian: buco, meaning "hole", while bucato means "pierced".

Bucatini is common throughout Lazio, particularly Rome.

In Italian cuisine, it is served with buttery sauces, pancetta or guanciale, vegetables, cheese, eggs, and anchovies or sardines.