All about pasta

Paragraph 1 People all over the world eat a kind of food from flour and water. In the West this food is known as pasta but in Asia we call it noodles.

Introduction

Paragraph 2 The Chinese first started eating noodles about 1,000 years ago. Many people believe that Marco Polo, the famous Italian explorer, first took noodles from China to Italy. However, we now know that the Italians were already making pasta before that. Italian sailors travelled a long way to look for business. They needed food that would keep fresh for a long time. So they learned how to dry pasta.

History of Pasta - 1 Marco Polo

History of Pasta - 2 Pasta Italian sailors travelled a long way for business.

Paragraph 3 Pasta is still made in the same way today, with flour and water. It is then rolled out and cut into shapes. Sometimes other things are added to change the colour. You can find green, red and black pasta, made with vegetables, tomatoes and even squid ink!

How is pasta made? flour water oil

Paragraph 4 The most popular kind of pasta is spaghetti. However, there are many other sizes and shapes of pasta. Some look like hats, pillows, ears, worms or bows. Some are stuffed with meat, seafood, vegetables and cheese. One type of pasta is called ‘angel hair’ because it is very thin, like hair. Have you ever eaten ‘angel hair’ pasta?

Types of Pasta ‘Bows’ pasta Spaghetti ‘Ears’ pasta ‘Pillows’ pasta ‘Angel hair’ ‘Worms’ pasta 7 ‘Hats’ pasta

Stuffed pasta  filled with meat, seafood, vegetables and cheese

Paragraph 5 We cook pasta in boiling water until it is soft. Then we can mix it with a sauce or eat it cold in a salad. Sometimes we put pasta in soup.

How do we cook pasta? Noodles with sauce Noodles with soup Fried noodles

Paragraph 6 People all over Asia eat noodles. Noodles can be made from rice, beans and seaweed. They can be fresh or dried. In China noodles are usually fried or cooked in soup. They can also be served cold. In Malaysia and Singapore they are cooked with chilli to make them very spicy. Have you ever eaten spicy noodles? The Chinese have their own kind of stuffed pasta, called wontons. They eat wontons with noodles. Have you ever eaten wontons?

3. 2. Pasta in Asia Chinese wontons Japanese noodles Fried noodles (Malaysia & Singapore) 1.

Paragraph 7 Pasta tastes delicious and it is also very good for us. A lot of people love pasta but the Italians love it the most. They love it so much that they have a museum just for pasta!