October 17, 2020
was
National Pasta Day
It’s National Pasta Day! Linguine, fettuccine, spaghetti, tortellini, ziti—the list of pastas is endless! Pasta is typically thought of as an Italian dish, but there is evidence that people living in Asia in 2000 BC made noodles with millet!
Pasta can be made dry (pasta secca) or fresh (pasta fresca). There are over 350 varieties of dried pasta in Italy. The highest quality of dried pasta is made with pure durum semolina flour and water. Did you know that a typical Italian person eats over sixty pounds of pasta per year? In comparison, Americans only eat around twenty pounds of pasta per person per year!
To celebrate National Pasta Day, enjoy a delightful dish of your favorite type of pasta topped with a scrumptious sauce!
- October 17, 2020 is also Sweetest Day
- October is Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month | National Dessert Month | National Breast Cancer Awareness Month | National Chili Month | National Pasta Month | National Roller Skating Month | National Principals Month
- This week is National Baking Week | World Rainforest Week
