1. The many types of Pasta

2. Pasta History

3. Pasta History
The word Pasta simply means”dough” but can also refer to to “pastry”.
As a single word, however,pasta signifies the paste -made from flour,water and salt, sometimes with eggs added-witch is cut into various shapes of noodles, each known by its particular shape and name, such as Macaroni.

4. pasta history Dates back to 1st century BC, known as Lagana.
Greeks made ITRIUM
Libyian Arabs introduced Durum Wheat in 7th century.
Marco Polo in 1295 AD

5. Fresh Pasta

6. Long Pasta

7. Short Pasta

9. Soup pasta

10. Egg pasta

11. Baked pasta

12. Pasta Flours Semolina Durum flour Farina Ap flour Rice flour
Buckwheat flour

13. Cooking pasta
All pastas, fresh or dried , should be cooked in salted boiling water or liquid.
Pasta must be added after the water is boiling to prevent pieces sticking together.
The normal ratio is one gallon water - two tablespoon of salt and one pound of pasta.
Small pasta, should be sprinkled into briskly boiling salted water.

14. Cooking pasta
Long pasta, such as dried spaghetti , gradually push it into the boiling water.
cooking time will vary with type of pasta and hardness of the water.
cooking times begins when the water comes back to a boil after addition of the pasta.
Al Dente - “means soft to the tooth”
if served as a salad, drain, rinse under cold water and immediately mixed with a small amount of oil prevenfrom sticking.

15. Asian Noodles Bean thread Noodle Shrinp noodle Soba Somen Udon
rice noodle

16. Other Pasta Forms
Spaetzel
Gnocchi
Orzo
Polentia
Western Style Noodel

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