pasta:

I use this term lightly here.

Pastas, of course scream Italy, Italy, Italy. It says romance and ancient traditions. I use the word here to describe any type of noodle or starchy, carbo high style dish, such as the German spaetzle, dumplings, gnocchi or Asian noodle dishes

Professionally we would use the term farinaceous.

recipes links:

• pasta cooking notes

• fresh egg pasta

• fresh spinach pasta

• fresh tomato pasta

• spaetzlé

• gnocchi parisienne

• gnocchi piemontaise

• gnocchi romaine

• bolognaise sauce

• spaghetti puttanesca

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