pasta
Sign in to savePasta (, ; ) is a type of food typically made from an unleavened dough of wheat flour mixed with water or eggs, and formed into sheets or other shapes, then cooked by boiling or baking. Pasta was originally only made with durum, although the definition has been expanded to include alternatives for a gluten-free diet, such as rice flour, or legumes such as beans or lentils. Pasta is believed to have developed independently in Italy and is a staple food of Italian cuisine, with evidence of Etruscans making pasta as early as 400 BCE in Italy.
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Pasta is a food made from wheat flour dough mixed with water or eggs, shaped into sheets or other forms, and cooked by boiling or baking. It originated in Italy and remains a central part of Italian cuisine, though modern versions can also be made from alternative ingredients like rice flour or legumes for different dietary needs.
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Key facts
- Food.name
- Pasta
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- (Pasta) by David Adam Kess (pic.2).jpg
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- Food.caption
- A collection of different pasta varieties
- Food.country
- Italy
- Food.type
- Staple ingredient for many dishes
- Food.main_ingredient
- Durum wheat flour, water/eggs
- Food.variations
- Rice flour pasta, legume pasta
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- Etymology
- History
- History of manufacturing
- In modern times
- Ingredients and preparation
- Varieties
- Fresh
- Dried
- Culinary uses
- Cooking
- Sauce
- Processing
- Fresh
- Matrix and extrusion
- Factory-manufactured
- Gluten-free
- Storage
- Science
- Molecular and physical composition
- Impact of processing on physical structure
- Production and market
- Nutrition
- International adaptations
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- South America
- North America
- Oceania
- Regulations
- Italy
- United States
- State mandates
- USDA school nutrition
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Pasta (, ; ) is a type of food typically made from an unleavened dough of wheat flour mixed with water or eggs, and formed into sheets or other shapes, then cooked by boiling or baking. Pasta was originally only made with durum, although the definition has been expanded to include alternatives for a gluten-free diet, such as rice flour, or legumes such as beans or lentils. Pasta is believed to have developed independently in Italy and is a staple food of Italian cuisine, with evidence of Etruscans making pasta as early as 400 BCE in Italy.
Pastas are divided into two broad categories: dried () and fresh (Italian: ). Most dried pasta is produced commercially via an extrusion process, although it can be produced at home. Fresh pasta is traditionally produced by hand, sometimes with the aid of simple machines. Fresh pastas available in grocery stores are produced commercially by large-scale machines.