Whether it’s what you’ve been waiting for since your days as a student or you weren’t even sure you needed it, you can’t unread our ultimate pasta guide. Once you know the difference between lasagne and lasagnette and that spaghetti used to be double the length it is today, pasta will be your go-to topic at dinner parties (BBQs and mum’s on a Sunday) and you’ll wonder how you ever lived without such culinary knowledge.
Without further ado…
With 3 simple ingredients. Semolina flour, salt and water. That’s it. For fresh pasta, (when it’s already soft) egg is also used, but that really is it.
But before you think all you need to do is nip down to your local and get mixing, know that there’s a lot more to making homemade pasta – from proofing your dough to rolling it out with a pasta machine.
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Whether you’re looking for sauces for pasta, or pasta for sauces – being clued up on what to pair together will take dinner times from the British Isles to the Mediterranean with the stir of a spoon.
From Sicily through to Campania, Abruzzo and Emilia-Romagna – grab a taste of Italy at your local convenience store today.
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