What are 5 interesting facts about pasta?

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If you have young DGC you can have great fun making pasta pictures.

greenlady102

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You spotted it too?

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It was Marc Polo who brought the idea of pasta back from China to Italy.

Allegedly.

Although that could be another myth or legend.

RosiesMaw

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Visgir1

But it's a free food on Slimming world.

I've always found that fact hard to digest, but true!

I was expecting a link to something to appear. Anyway I love pasta and it’s very useful for entertaining vegetarians without much effort.

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Oh bless youMerylStreep I love pasta and I will give that a go. Doing low carb to keep diabetes at bay.

But it's a free food on Slimming world.

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MrsKen33

High in carbs, so a no, no.

Not if you cook it, put it in the fridge overnight and eat it the next day ( same with potatoes and rice.
The whole structure changes. Then they become extremely good for you.

www.smh.com.au/goodfood/eating-out/why-spaghetti-tastes-better-the-next-day-and-why-its-healthier-to-eat-cold-too-20200619-h1ovbt.html#

High in carbs, so a no, no.

1. ease of making and drying
2. ease of cooking
3. adaptability into 1000s of recipes
4. cheap
5. useful mixed in with leftovers to make a new meal

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Is this building up to something?