The Probert Encyclopaedia of Food & Drink

PASTA

Pasta is a dough made from durum wheat flour mixed with water, and extruded or cut into shapes and most often dried for use in the future. Popular forms of pasta include 'lasagne' and 'spaghetti', both of which are Italian dishes. Pasta was introduced to Italy from China by the explorer Marco Polo during the Middle Ages. Chinese pasta takes the form of thin strands called 'noodles' and often includes egg in the dough or is made from rice flour.
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