Pasta is a food. It is basically dough of wheat flour and water. Eggs are also used to make pasta. There are different varieties of pasta and every variety has its own taste. It is basically used in the preparation of Italian and Chinese food because it eaten with less spices. Today, pasta is eaten all over the world and the restriction of less spice is also eliminated. Everyone prepares and eats it according to own taste and choice. Pasta can be dried or fresh pasta.
1. Origin
The word pasta is not an English word but it is an Italian word. In Italian, the word pasta is used as a short form of ‘pastry of dough’.
2. History
The first dough of pasta was made in Italy in 15th century. The originator of this dough was ibn-e-butlan.
3. Home of pasta
Although pasta is eaten in every region, still the Italy is called the home of pasta. The first dough for pasta and the food prepared from pasta was made in Italy.
4. Complete meal
Pasta is eaten as complete meal. It is also eaten with soup and vegetables. It can be eaten and starter or opener and a desert.
5. Uses
Pasta is used basically as a meal but many a times it is also used just for the purpose of decoration and presentation of other meals and food items.
6. Shapes
Pasta is available in different shapes and colors. Sometimes it is like strands of wheat, sometimes is like paper and many other shapes.
7. Servings of pasta
Pasta is typically served with sauces or soups. This makes it easy to eat. A common pasta sauce includes tomatoes and meat.
8. Healthy food
Pasta is a complete healthy meal because it contains good fats, large amount of carbohydrates, low calories, sodium, fiber, vitamins, minerals, iron and protein. All of these are needed for a healthy body.
9. Shapes of pasta
As already mentioned that pasta is available in manyu colors ans shapes but it would be known to only few people that pasta is available in more than 600 shapes all over the globe.
10. Nutrition
Pasta is one of the healthiest foods because one bowl or cup of pasta contains about 200 calories, less than 1 gram of facts, very low sodium and no cholesterol. It also contains vitamin B and necessary amount of iron in it.