Meaning ‘guitar,’ the chitarra looks like a...

Meaning ‘guitar,’ the chitarra looks like a double-sided harp, with strings set close on one side, farther on the other. In then center of the device is a slanted board, designed to allow the cut pasta to slide off easily once it’s been cut by the strings. And you use a rolling pin, flattening and pressing the dough through the wires.

The resulting shape of these noodles are square, rather than round – gives them textural appeal.