Results: Pasta Perfection!
Published on 08/05/2018
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Is there anyone who does not like pasta? It is probably one of the most popular foods all over the world. And it really is international. How many of these various international ways to eat pasta have you heard about?
America: Spaghetti and Meatballs
79%
1420 votes
Italy: Pasta en Brodo, Pasta Shuta, Pasta al Forno
29%
513 votes
Spain: Fideos (shown in photo)
9%
166 votes
Greece: Orzo and Pastitsio
25%
449 votes
Argentina: Sorrentinos
5%
87 votes
Germany: Spätzle
26%
470 votes
Uruguay: Ñoquis
3%
46 votes
Israel: Ptitim
2%
43 votes
Korea: Japchae
5%
92 votes
Thailand: Pad Thai
33%
598 votes
None of them
12%
219 votes
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Here are some fun pasta facts you might enjoy learning about. Which ones do you already know?
Spaghetto is the singular word for spaghetti.
16%
290 votes
Before machinery, pasta was kneaded by foot.
9%
153 votes
Al dente pasta not only tastes better, it keeps you full longer
25%
444 votes
There are approximately 350 shapes of pasta
11%
192 votes
The average Italian eats 60 pounds of pasta per year and a typical portion is only 100 grams
12%
207 votes
People were once fooled into thinking spaghetti grew on trees.
9%
157 votes
October 25 is World Pasta Day
6%
103 votes
Most dried pastas are made with only two ingredients -- water and semolina flour, which is why the word pasta comes from the Italian word for "paste."
19%
341 votes
The three most popular shapes of pasta are spaghetti, macaroni, and penne.
37%
668 votes
None of them
39%
706 votes
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Orvieto's Trattoria La Mezza Luna doesn't have a website, or even a Facebook page. Its hours aren't posted on the door and the small sign out front is covered by an overgrown vine. Its underground, vaulted dining room seats about 40 people when it's packed, which is all the time. People travel all over the world for the signature dish here, which is said to be the best pasta dish in Italy, if not the world, according to travel reviews. This dish: spaghetti alla carbonara, which is al dente noodles in a rich sauce of pork cheek, parmesan cheese and black pepper, glossed with a freshly beaten egg. Have you ever traveled a long distance for a specific dish?
No
77%
1377 votes
Yes
23%
417 votes
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