Barilla Penne Rigate 500 gBarilla Penne Rigate 500 g on Gbn Farms. Barilla Penne Rigate 500 g is a brand of penne rigate , which is an extruded and ridged type of pasta with cylinder shaped pieces, their ends cut at a bias. Penne is the plural form of the Italian penna, deriving from Latin penna, and is a cognate of the English word pen. When this format of pasta was created, it was intended to imitate the then ubiquitous fountain pen's steel nibs. it is a delicious, simple