SPAGHETTI (PASTA)

Spaghetti (Pasta)

History:

For centuries, the Italians thought that Marco Polo had brought noodles (pasta) from China. Newer research, however, shows that Marco Polo brought spaghetti (noodles) to China. Still newer research concludes that Marco Polo had nothing to do with it. The ancient Greeks and Romans were eating pasta since the fourth or third century B.C., and the Chinese have been eating noodles for about three or four thousand years.

 Types of Spaghetti (Pasta):

Spaghetti is just one type of pasta and it is long, thin and not hollow. Spaghettini is smaller in diameter. Then there are the noodles like fettucini, egg noodles, pappardelle, and then the macaroni which are shaped and extruded pastas like penne, garganelli, farfalle, etc and then the mini ones for soups like langues de chat - or cats tongues in French which resemble large grains of rice. Then the filled ones like ravioli and tortellini, etc. And then the wonderful gnocchi that can be made from hot mashed potatoes or other starch and or spinach and looks like little pillows. The menus in Italy exist also in America. However, the spaghetti’s in Italy are a little bit saltier.

 Fettucini

Egg noodles

Pappardelle

Macaroni

Penne

Garganelli

Farfalle

Langues de chat

Ravioli  

Gnocchi

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America VS Italy

Due to the fact that spaghetti is one of the most favorable food in the world. The spaghetti’s in both U.S and Italy have no big differences despite the fact that the spaghetti’s in Italy are saltier.

Good wines to eat together

·      With No sauce Spaghetti (Pasta): Pinot Gris wine (White Wine)

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    With Red sauce Spaghetti (Pasta): Chianti wine (Red Wine)

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   With White sauce Spaghetti (Pasta): Chablis wine, Chianti wine (White Wine)

·      With Oil sauce Spaghetti (Pasta): Chardonnay wine (White Wine)