Preparing Pasta

Question 1

refers to the desired texture of cooked pasta in Italian cooking. It literally means “to the tooth”

Answer 1

al dente

Question 2

a type of pasta popular in Roman cuisine. It is a flat thick noodle made of egg and flour

Answer 2

Fettuccine

Question 3

a type of pasta that is long, thin, and flat

Answer 3

Linguine

Question 4

a type of pasta that is shaped like short, wide tubes

Answer 4

Rigatoni

Question 5

medium sized tubular pasta

Answer 5

Ziti

Question 6

a type of helix or corkscrew-shaped pasta

Answer 6

Rotini

Question 7

it is a general name for a simple dough mixture made from hard wheat, flour, and water

Answer 7

pasta

Question 8

it can be purchased _____ , frozen or ___

Answer 8

fresh, dry

Question 9

it is enriched with ____, folate and several other B-vitamins, including thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin

Answer 9

iron

Question 10

these pasta shapes such as wagon wheels or rotini are perfect for chunkier

Answer 10

holes or ridges

Question 11

these pasta shapes such as angel hair or vermicelli are better served with light, thin sauces

Answer 11

thin, delicate pastas

Question 12

these pasta shapes such as fettucine work well with heavier sauces

Answer 12

thicker pasta

Question 13

this pasta shape such as alphabet shapes and acini di pepe are good for soups

Answer 13

very small pasta shapes

Question 14

pasta gets _______ and _______ when it is cooked

Answer 14

bigger, heavier