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Pasta
Also known as: noodles, fideos
Italian staple in endless shapes. Match shapes to sauces: ridged for chunky sauces, long and thin for oil-based, tubes for baked dishes.
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Origin
Italy
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Storage
Cool, dry place
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Shelf Life
2 years dried
💡 Tips & Tricks
- ✓Salt pasta water generously - it should taste like the sea
- ✓Save pasta water to adjust sauce consistency
- ✓Finish cooking pasta in the sauce for better flavor absorption
🥗 Nutrition Highlights
Calories
200 per cup cooked
Protein
7g
Carbs
43g
📖 Recipes with Pasta
Kazakh Laghman Soup with Beef
Kazakhstan
2 hours 45 minutes
Niu Rou Mian
Taiwan
4 hours 15 minutes
Sopa de Amendoim Africana
Angola
45 minutes
Laksa Lemak
Malaysia
1 hour 10 minutes
Koshary
Egypt
1 hour 15 minutes
Surinamese Fai Fai
Suriname
40 minutes
Timpana
Malta
2 hours 15 minutes
Bún Riêu Cua
Vietnam
1 hour 30 minutes
Mine Frite
Mauritius
45 minutes
🔄 Substitutes
- Rice noodles
- Zucchini noodles
- Spaghetti squash
🍽️ Pairs Well With
Tomato sauceOlive oilParmesanBasilGarlic