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Pasta (UK: / ˈpæstə /, US: / ˈpɑːstə /; Italian: [ˈpasta]) 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 traditionally only made with durum, although the definition has been expanded to include ...
Spaghetti. Spaghetti (Italian: [spaˈɡetti]) is a long, thin, solid, cylindrical pasta. [1] It is a staple food of traditional Italian cuisine. [2] Like other pasta, spaghetti is made of milled wheat, water, and sometimes enriched with vitamins and minerals. Italian spaghetti is typically made from durum -wheat semolina. [3]
Fettuccine Alfredo (Italian: [fettut'tʃiːne alˈfreːdo]) is a pasta dish made with fettuccine, butter, and Parmesan cheese. As the cheese is mixed with freshly cooked, warm fettuccine and ample butter, it melts and emulsifies to form a smooth, rich cheese sauce coating the pasta. [1] Originating in Rome in the early 20th century, the recipe ...
Carbonara. Carbonara (Italian: [karboˈnaːra]) is a pasta dish made with fatty cured pork, hard cheese, eggs, salt, and black pepper. [1][2][3][4][5][6] It is typical of the Lazio region of Italy. The dish took its modern form and name in the middle of the 20th century. [7]
Media: Linguine. Linguine (Italian: [liŋˈɡwiːne], lit. 'little tongues'; [1] English: / lɪŋˈɡwiːni /; sometimes anglicized as linguini) [2][3] is a type of Italian pasta similar to fettuccine and trenette, but elliptical in section rather than flat. It is about 4 millimetres (⁄32 in) in width, which is wider than spaghetti, but not ...
Macaroni (/ ˌmækəˈroʊni /, Italian: maccheroni) is pasta shaped like narrow tubes. [2] Made with durum wheat, macaroni is commonly cut in short lengths; curved macaroni may be referred to as elbow macaroni. Some home machines can make macaroni shapes but, like most pasta, macaroni is usually made commercially by large-scale extrusion.
Close-up view of spaghetti and meatballs. Spaghetti and meatballs is an Italian-American pasta dish consisting of spaghetti, tomato sauce, and meatballs. [1] Originally inspired by similar dishes from Southern Italy, the modern version of spaghetti and meatballs was developed by Italian immigrants in New York City.
Penne is the plural form of the Italian penna (meaning ' feather ', but ' pen ' as well), deriving from Latin penna (meaning 'feather' or ' quill '), and is a cognate of the English word pen. When this format was created, it was intended to imitate the then-ubiquitous steel nib of fountain and dip pens. [ 1 ]