Pasta Shapes
very fine, delicate strands of long pasta
angel hair
A hard cheese aged for 12–45+ months, it is traditionally made in Northern Italy. Popularly grated over pastas, pizzas, and salads.
Parmesan
translated as "to the tooth" in Italian, refers to fully cooked pasta that is still a bit firm.
Al Dente
Tiny, rice shaped pasta
Orzo
A favored hard Italian cheese used for grating. Add it to sauces or use it as a garnish. Similar to Parmesan
Asiago
Traditional Alfredo sauce is made of these two ingredients
butter & parmesan
the formal name for bow tie pasta
Farfalle
What two cheeses are the top sellers in the United States?
Mozzarella and Cheddar
a pasta dish made from eggs, hard, grated cheese such as Pecorino or Parmesan, and cured meat, traditionally guanciale.
Carbonara
What fast food restaurant used the most cheese?
Pizza Hut
Soft, dumpling like pasta made with potatoes
Gnocchi
What country in Europe consumes the most cheese?
France (about 57 pounds per person yearly)
The flour used to make dry pasta. With a base consisting of durum wheat, its high gluten and protein content provides additional resistance and elasticity, thus giving dry pasta the ability to hold its shape when cooking.
Semolina Flour
About how many pounds of milk does it take to make 1 pound of cheese?
Long, flat noodles. Thinner than fettuccine.
Linguine
Traditional mozzarella is made of milk from which animal
Italian Water Buffalo
Meaning "spring" in Italian
Primavera
Where was cheese thought to have originated from?
Asia or the Middle East