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What is the singular word for spaghetti?
Spaghetto
100
True of False
Al dente pasta not only tastes better, it keeps you full longer.
TRUE
This is because it takes longer to digest al dente pasta than it does overcooked pasta ― thus making you feel full longer.
100
True or False
The average Italian eats 60 pounds of pasta per year.
TRUE
100
Which month is is world Pasta Day celebrated?
October
100
The first pasta factory in the U.S. was built in?
BROOKLYN
200
True or False
Before machinery pasta was kneaded by foot.
TRUE
Because dough is so tough , workers would walk over larges batches of dough to knead it and a single batch would take "a full day's walking" to make.
200
There are approximately a) 360 b) 350 c) 375 shapes of pasta ?
350 Types of Pasta
200
True or False
People were once fooled into thinking spaghetti grew on trees.
TRUE
On April 1, 1957, BBC aired a spoof documentary about spaghetti crops in Switzerland that showed farmers harvesting spaghetti from bushes. The humorous video was met with confusion including a portion of viewers wondering where they could buy their own spaghetti bush.
200
On which date is World Pasta Day celebrated?
a) 24 b) 25 c) 26
The 25th
200
The three most popular pastas’ are: penne, spaghetti and ?
Macaroni
300
Name the two ingredients t the most dried pastas are made of us.
FLOUR and WATER
Semolina flour and water ― that's it! Fresh pasta, egg noodles, and some dried pasta varieties are made with eggs, but the standard dried stuff is nothing more than a paste of flour and water.
300
True of False the word pasta comes from the Italian word for "Paste"
TRUE
Flour + water = paste = pasta.
300
True or False
Italy produces between 1,700,000 and 3,300,000 TONS of pasta per year.
TRUE
This is more than any other country (and equivalent to the weight of over 400,000 elephants)
300
True or False
The most popular brand of dried pasta in Italy is Marco Polo.
False
Barilla
300
Uncooked dry pasta can be kept for up to
a) 6 months b) 12 months c) 8 months
12 Months