‘Ti sei messo in un bel pasticcio’ is what they say in Italy when you get yourself in a mess, and I would obviously prefer to eat a pasticcio than be in one! This particular dish is made with a pasta much loved by Neapolitans. Ziti are hollow tubes of pasta, 1cm in diameter, and ranging from 10–40cm in length. The short one is the main actor in this dish which, unusually, instead of sauce, has juicy chunks of vegetables.