Colonne Pompeii sounds more like an architectural term than a pasta shape, but that's just what this noodle is called. It's named Colonne Pompeii because it resembles the columns of Pompeii. This shape is very similar to fusilli or rotini and is made the same way but simply cut longer. Colonne Pompeii combines the fork-twirling fun of linguine or tagliatelle with the enjoyable mouthfeel of fusilli.
Colonne Pompeii had a few viral Instagram moments on social media recently and has since become more widely available in stores across America. However, if you want to get your hands on some, you'll probably still have to track them down from a specialty artisan pasta maker. You can pair it with any sauce you'd use for strand pasta or short curly pasta. Tomato sauces, thick, cheesy sauces, or a combination of the two (like vodka sauce) will all work well with Colonne Pompeii.