Which pasta shape is shown here?
What are the minimum ingredients needed to make pasta?
You only need two ingredients to make pasta dough: Flour made from coarsely ground durum wheat, and water.
flour, water and olive oil
flour, water and virgin oil
Which pasta shape is shown here?
Pasta is made from what type of wheat?
Why are there are so many pasta shapes?
Different shapes work better in different recipes
Chefs used to compete with each other in what shapes they could create
The various shapes belong to different schools of cooking in Italy
Kids need lots of pasta shapes for crafts
Which pasta shape is shown here?
What is America's favorite pasta?
By a wide margin.
Which nation is credited with inventing pasta?
The Chinese were eating pasta as early as 5,000 B.C.
Pastas are often named for their resemblance to other things. Which pasta was named for its butterfly shape?
Farfalle means butterfly in Italian.
Which pasta shape is shown here?
Which pasta are you eating if you're eating "little ears?"
Who is credited with bringing macaroni to America?
While serving as the United States' ambassador to France, Thomas Jefferson sent crates of macaroni, along with a pasta-making machine, back to America.