lesson 5 Flashcards
when and where were the first recorded reports of people eating pasta
China ~5000 BC
who and when introduced noodles to Italy?
Explorer Marco Polo in 12th century
who and when were already making own pasta before marco polo
pre-Roman Etruscan civilization by 500 BC
lagana
5th century cookbook had this dish
layers of daugh with meat stuffing
what might lagana possibly be
ancestor of modern day lasgna
why didn’t tomato sauce come until thousands of years later and when were they brought to Europe
tomatoes aren’t native to Europe: Spanish explorer Cortez brought tomatoes from Mexico –> Europe 1519
why didn’t they start eating tomatoes right away
took a long time to be considered edible; member of nightshade family and rumors of its poison continued until mid 19th century
what happened in 1839
first pasta recipe with tomatoes was documented
according to the international pasta organization how many different pasta types are there
600 pasta shapes
how much pasta do italian eat
23.5 kg/person
who eats the most pasta after italian
Tunisia (17 kg) –> Venezuela (15 kg) –> Greece (12.2kg)
if italian ate their average yearly amount of pasta in spaghetti shape….
~600 mill km, enough to wrap around the planet 15k times
in USD how much did italy export in pasta in 2022? … making them
$4.2B; the largest exporter of pasta in the world
what percentage of italians eat pasta everyday/almost
63%
where does the word pasta originate from
greek and latin
what does pasta mean in italian
‘paste’ due to how its made
what does pasta also mean?
small cakes you can buy in pasticcerias
what does eating carbs in pasta do
increase production of serotonin (happiness and well-being)
