I am afraid this article will resurrect shortage even if it ended lately: I never cared about pasta shapes, but now I want bucatini. With 52 hacker news points there goes national stock of bucatini.
Which is more likely:
Error 404: Bucatini not found.
MySQL Error: cannot get connection to deliver Bucatini.
/me shows self out
307 Temporary Redirect of Bucatini Deliveries
I'll have to check Hannaford and Shoprite instead.
Bucatini has good sauce absorption but imho its claim to fame is its thickness, mouthfeel, and rigidity, which the author hilariously and accurately refers to as "sentient". It has a mind of its own.
There are two similar noodle shapes, pici and Strozzapreti (literally "priest stranglers") but they are even harder to find.