Articles of category "Pasta"

The Italian cuisine is rich and varied in all its aspects, but pasta has been its pride and glory through the whole its history. According to The American Pasta Report, a survey commissioned by the NPA, among the reasons cited for angel hair pasta's increased popularity are its nutritional value, taste and convenience. Eighty-four percent of consumers consider pasta to be a healthy food and an important part of a well-balanced diet.

Lasagna, also lasagne, is both a form of pasta in sheets (often rippled in North America, though seldom so in Italy) and also a dish, sometimes named Lasagne al forno (meaning "Lasagne in the oven") made with alternate layers of pasta, cheese, and rag? (a meat sauce). The lasagna recipe was also featured in the first cookbook ever written in England. Nevertheless, Lasagna was first recorded in the 13th century when it was used in a layered dish.