LASAGNA

Lasagna

History:

Lasagna, one of the most celebrated of the Italian food staples, has a long and luxorious history. The term “lasagna” comes from the Greek word, “lasagnum,” meaning dish or bowl. The ancient Greeks used baking dishes of that name, which they eventually transferred to the Romans. The Romans, who ended up using the same style of dish, also developed a type of good which they uysed the term “lasagnum” for: it was served in said dish, with layers of a past-like food with other filling in-between. With the extent of the Roman empire, this new “lasagnum” dish spread all across Europe, eventually reaching Britain, where it was published in the very first cookbook.

After remaining dormant for many decades, the early form of lasagna once again surfaced. The early Italians changed the name from “lasagnum,” to “lasagna,” which is the current form. Over the years, the word “lasagna” began to changed definitions; the word previously referred to the serving dish it was baked in, but began to simply mean the delicious pasta meal in the dish itself. In modern cooking terms, it now means layers of thin pasta, with meat, cheese, and tomato sauce squeezed in between. Lasagna sure has come a long way.

4 types of lasagna

1. Vegetable Lasagna
                            
                                         2. Cheese Lasagna

                             
3. Dessert Lasagna               4.Meat Lasagna

Top 3 facts about lasagna

1. Original Lasagna Did Not Use Tomatoes

   -Tomatoes were not known to Europeans in around thirteenth century. This means that they couldn't have used them in the recipes. 

2. Boiling Is No Longer Required to Make Lasagna

     -Boiling noodles used to be a requirement for making lasagna. No-boil noodles now exist. These are great as they soften in the oven, but it is absolutely necessary to make sure that there is a great quantity of sauce so the noodles get wet and cook while they are in the oven

3. Lasagna Can Be Made in the Dishwasher

     - You can make lasagna in the dish washer! All you have to do is put the ingredients together in a dish (either boils noodles or use the no boil noodles), cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil, then use the heated dry and sanitize cycle on your dishwasher to cook the lasagna.

Lasagna in Italy  VS   Lasagna in America

      Lasagna in America and Italy is very similar. They both use tomato sauce as the major ingredient. But lasagna in Italy is saltier than the America’s. But it is still the most famous food in Italy and many visitors enjoy the salty taste of it. Lasagna from both countries is very delicious.








Wine that well matches with the lasagna??

Sangiovese

One of the top two red grapes (the other being Nabbiolo) in Italy, believed to have originated in Tuscany, where it dominates today. Sangiovese is the dominant grape in Italy’s Chianti wines. Your classic red-sauce wine, Sangiovese is all bright-red fruit and spicy herbs when young; when it ages, it gets rich and almost chocolatey. It’s a great complement to any dish that contains cooked tomatoes, pasta and steak.