1. What is the Italian word for pasta?
2. What type of wheat is traditionally used to make pasta?
Durum wheat
- The Spruce Eats
3. What is the most popular pasta shape in the world?
4. In which country was pasta first invented?
China
- National Geographic
5. What is the literal translation of the word "pasta"?
6. What are the three main components of pasta dough?
Flour, eggs, water
- Bon Appétit
7. What is the name for the thin, flat pasta often used in lasagna?
8. What is the name for the tiny pasta shapes that resemble small pearls?
Acini di pepe
- Epicurious
9. What is the name for the long, thin, tube-shaped pasta often used in macaroni and cheese?
Elbow macaroni
- Food.com
10. What is the name for the pasta shape that resembles a small ear?
Orecchiette
- Taste of Home
11. What is the name for the spiral-shaped pasta commonly used in cold salads?
Rotini
- The Pioneer Woman
12. What is the name for the hollow, straw-shaped pasta often used in soups?
13. What is the name for the flat, ribbon-shaped pasta often used in fettuccine alfredo?
14. What is the name for the pasta shape that resembles a wide, flat noodle?
Pappardelle
- Serious Eats
15. What is the name for the small, stuffed pasta shapes typically filled with cheese or meat?
16. What is the name for the small pasta shapes resembling rice grains?
17. What is the name for the tube-shaped pasta often filled with cheese, meat, or vegetables?
18. What is the name for the small, twisted pasta shapes often used in pasta salads?
Fusilli
- The Spruce Eats
19. What is the name for the thin, ribbon-shaped pasta often used in carbonara?
Spaghetti alla chitarra
- Bon Appétit
20. What is the name for the pasta shape commonly used in cacio e pepe that resembles a hand-rolled cigarette?
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