Pasta

Pasta, which can be traced back as far as the 4th century B.C, is a staple of Italian cuisine that is now eaten pretty much everywhere in the world. It is basically a type of noodle, or any of the dishes made with it. Besides, it is typically made from unleavened dough of durum wheat flour mixed with water or eggs, and formed into sheets or various shapes, then cooked by boiling or baking. Some pastas are made using rice flour or legumes like black beans or lentils in place of wheat flour to yield a different taste and texture, or for those who need to avoid products containing gluten. Using tomato sauce to give pasta its flavor was actually revolutionary, since it was originally eaten plain. While this next information might sound a bit unbelievable, but pasta is in fact the perfect foundation for a healthy, nutritious and satisfying meal, because it is the ideal partner for so many other foods, including fibre rich vegetables and beans, heart healthy fish, antioxidant rich tomato sauce and protein packed cheeses, poultry and lean meats.