February 26, 2025
During the 1800s pasta was a common street food in Naples. As it was enjoyed by people on the go, many ate pasta with their bare hands. This practice became a spectacle for tourists; photos of the locals dangling noodles into their mouths became popular souvenirs.
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Know Your Pasta Shapes Quiz
Pasta comes in all sorts of different shapes. We may use informal names such as tubes, ribbons, corkscrews, and bowties, but do you know their real names? (Many have more than one!) Take this quiz to test what you know about pasta.
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