pasta

While food prices have risen in many parts of the world, a dramatic jump in one of Italy's staple foods has prompted the government to take action.

Soaring pasta prices caused a crisis in Italy. What can the U.S. learn from it?

10:01am May 18, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Italian officials convened crisis talks last week to address the price of pasta, which was up a whopping 17.5% year-over-year in March. But it's far from the only country seeing a rise in food prices.

The Barilla pasta company is being sued in a California court for allegedly misleading U.S. consumers with false advertising that its U.S.-sold pastas are made in Italy.

National

2 Californians bought Barilla pasta thinking it was made in Italy. Now they're suing

5:00am October 27, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Two customers who bought $6 worth of Barilla pasta say they were duped. They thought they were buying products made in Italy. What they got was made in Iowa and New York.

Science

A Grand Noodle Riddle, Cracked: Here's How To Snap Spaghetti Into Just 2 Pieces

6:01pm August 16, 2018

by Rebecca Hersher

Humankind has long been taunted by the puzzle. Well, we've got some breaking news, folks — or at any rate some big news about breaking: The answer involves one very big twist.

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Pasta Carbonara is made with spaghetti, eggs, cheese and pork.

Bacon, Eggs, Cheese — And Spaghetti? The Italian Twist On A Hangover Cure

7:00am January 01, 2017

by Deena Prichep

This New Year's day, consider a bowl of pasta carbonara for a hangover fix. Made with spaghetti, eggs, cheese and pork, some say it's just as effective as bacon, egg and cheese on toast.

In Turkey, bits of meat are wrapped in squares of pasta to make manti.

Books
Arts

From Ramen To Rotini: Following The Noodles Of The Silk Road

7:22pm July 20, 2013

by Anna Haensch

Is it possible that pasta originated in China and traveled west to Italy? Author Jen Lin-Liu travels the historic Silk Road from Beijing to Rome, tracing the evolution of pasta and sampling the offerings along the way.

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