5 Most Popular Types of Pasta

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5 Most Popular Types of Pasta

• Dishes That Love Pasta The Most

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The staple food of Italian cuisine, pasta is a
world favorite. Whether youre in Europe, or Asia
youll find pasta lovers everywhere.
The variety of pasta available today is not only
visually exciting but also opens up for you
hundreds of ways to create delicious pasta dishes
in your very own kitchen!
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Here are some types of pasta and check out how
you can use these varieties to create delectable
pasta dishes for you and your family!
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FETTUCCINE
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This is one of the most famous pasta types and is
mostly used in thick and creamy pasta
dishes. Fettuccine Alfredo is the most popular
dish that uses this kind of pasta. Fettuccine
pasta is tossed in a white sauce made from
cheese, butter, flour, milk, salt and pepper.
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This pasta got so much love, that February 7 is
celebrated as National Fettuccine Alfredo Day!
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PENNE
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Penne (pen-nay) is best used in pasta salads and
is eaten mostly tossed in marinara or pesto
sauce. The hollow center of the pasta holds some
extra sauce, so its even more delicious to have
it that way, unlike fettucine that is in the
shape of wide flat strips.
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Penne Arrabbiata is one of the most popular
dishes made with penne pasta. In Italian
Arrabbiata means angry. The name of the dish is
so because the heat of the sauce its made with
red chili peppers, garlic, and tomatoes cooked in
olive oil.
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MACARONI
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Macaroni is best with meatballs, marinara sauce,
Bolognese, or just plain cheese! Mac and Cheese
is Americas most popular macaroni and cheese
recipe and remains an all-time favorite comfort
food. Its also called elbow macaroni because
its curved like an elbow.
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This dish is so popular that a crayon company
Crayola, named a color Macaroni Cheese
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FARFELLE
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Farfalle, meaning butterflies in Italian, are
mostly used in salads and soups. Farfalle are
also used in pasta dishes that are cheesy and
have thick tomato sauce as the pasta are small in
size. The sauce sticks well to them. Theyre
also called bow ties due to the unique shape of
the pasta the pasta has ridged edges and are
squeezed form the center.
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SPAGHETTI
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Spaghetti is a thin cylindrical shaped pasta a
great favorite and can be taken with veggies,
seafood and meat. Spaghetti Bolognese is a very
celebrated dish made from spaghetti and a meat
based sauce. The name of the dish is after
Bolognese, a place in Italy that makes the best
meat-based sauce called ragu.
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Many people take noodles and spaghetti are the
same but theyre not. Spaghetti is thicker and
heavier, while noodles are lighter. Also,
Spaghetti originates from Italy while noodles
have their roots in China.
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Pasta is such diverse food, that you can have it
with veggies, meatballs, seafood, or just with
tens of different kinds of sauces. Today, there
are over 600 types of pasta. So, it will take
you nearly 2 long years to try a new one every
day! Wow!
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