7. People were once fooled into thinking spaghetti grew on trees.
8. October 25 is World Pasta Day…
9. Most dried pastas are made with only two ingredients.
10. Which is why the word pasta comes from the Italian word for “paste.”
11. Italy produces between 1,700,000 and 3,300,000 TONS of pasta per year.
12. The most popular brand of dried pasta in Italy is Barilla.
13. The three most popular shapes of pasta are spaghetti, macaroni, and penne.
14. The first pasta factory in the U.S. was built in Brooklyn.
Continue Reading in next page
