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Pasta is one of the most consumed foods in the world. Long, short, rigata, smooth. More than 360 formats are counted and has a versatility in the common kitchen a few other foods. This is to make it the perfect ingredient both to meet the most basic food requirements than for the most innovative culinary experiments.

Pasta has always been one of the symbols of Italianity. It says his own name that, like the "pizza", does not have a translation of other languages. The pasta is "pasta" all over the world. But do you know everything about it? When was born, who invented it, what were the first formats, what were the ingredients for pasta in the past?

What is the first pasta?

He probably resembled a lot to lasagna. It is not known exactly when the very first pasta dish rises, but we are sure that it is a food born in the Mediterranean basin. His first appearance in the literature dates back to the fifth century a. C., mentioned in a work by Aristophane. But it is then in the writings of the imperial time that one has numerous quotes, especially of thelagas, a simple mixture of water and flour reduced to thin and cut into strips.

Dried pasta is a ' "Invention" of the Arabs

The first appearance of dry pasta in a historic source dates back to the middle of the 12th century. In a sort of advertising brochure he explained the cooking of a long and thin pasta format, very widely used mainly by the Arabs who lived in Sicily. They were their own to introduce dried pasta.

In the beginning it was a sweet

The sauce paste is named for the first time in a text of early nineteenth century. First, the pasta was exclusively a sweet dish! It may seem strange to our ears, but it's really like that. It was seasoned with sweet spices, cinnamon, honey and it was only two centuries ago that someone experienced a dish that included salt, basil and tomato. A combination of ingredients that had a huge success even for pizza.

The pasta that divides

Not everyone feels unconditional love for pasta and, throughout history, many scholars have contrasted it. Some believed that excessive consumption of pasta could cause mental illnesses, others that was the favorite dish from the scannersaphatics. An example? For the futuristic cuisine of Marinetti the dough destroyed the virile soul of the Italians, who should have eaten rice, rather. Much more patriotic because it produced in large quantities in the national territory. It is said that then the controversy has been silenced when Marinetti was photographed in a trattoria while enjoying a nice spaghetti plate at the tomato.

Italian spaghetti or Chinese spaghetti, who is the invention?

The discussion was a source of turned on debates for decades. Historic sources compared to understand where, from one end of the globe, someone first had had the brilliant intuition to create a long and versatile pasta format. The latest indications, which a little comfort, say that probably the spread of spaghetti in China and the Mediterranean took place simultaneously.

The numbers

The numbers related to the production and consumption of the pasta are stratospheric. The first consumers in the world are obviously Italians, with a per capita average consumption of 26 kg. a year. A habit and a tradition that stimulates the production of about 3 million and a half tonnes of pasta per year. Canada, United States, Argentina, France, Iran are just some of the countries that follow us. They have an annual consumption that is around 8 kg. per capita per year.

World Pasta Day

Yes, there really exists the World Day of Pasta (THE WORLD PASTA DAY) Celebrated October 21st of each year. On this day, here and there around the world, manifestations and events are organized to celebrate the food that for centuries - or we could say from millennia - gives sustenance to millions of people everywhere.