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#1 Wed 28 Oct 09 2:55pm
soysauce
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Where does pasta originate from?
Hi guys,
Do you know where pasta originate from?? I googled it and found answers like China and Greece..
Pasta is commonly used in Italian dishes.. I hope I'm right.
But is pasta commonly used in French cooking?
Will appreciate help here 
Thanks a lot 
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#2 Wed 28 Oct 09 3:18pm
mummza
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Re: Where does pasta originate from?
Welcome to the forum soysauce 
I am sorry , I have no idea where pasta originated from , this question is a bit like the , Where does the pavlova originate from , as I am sure that , like the pavlova , there are many different claims on the orogin.
So for me , I think the awnser would be....
It originated in Mama;s kitchen , of course .
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#3 Wed 28 Oct 09 3:22pm
soysauce
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Re: Where does pasta originate from?
Thanks mummza!
As long as it tastes good, where it originate from is not as important 
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#4 Wed 28 Oct 09 3:27pm
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Re: Where does pasta originate from?
Didn't Marco Polo bring it back from China way back when?
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#5 Wed 28 Oct 09 3:31pm
soysauce
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Re: Where does pasta originate from?
Yup, that's what I read. But I think he changed some of the ingredients.
Is pasta commonly used in french dishes?
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#6 Wed 28 Oct 09 3:37pm
mummza
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Re: Where does pasta originate from?
I think that Pasta is now used in many different cuisines and in many different forms .
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#7 Wed 28 Oct 09 4:18pm
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Re: Where does pasta originate from?
soysauce wrote:
Yup, that's what I read. But I think he changed some of the ingredients.
Is pasta commonly used in french dishes?
No
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#8 Wed 28 Oct 09 4:26pm
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Re: Where does pasta originate from?
oh 
this is a time when I know GeoffP would have the answer and blow our minds off.
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#9 Wed 28 Oct 09 4:28pm
kye in france
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Re: Where does pasta originate from?
Found some info, might help a bit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasta
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#10 Wed 28 Oct 09 9:46pm
sergio1972
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Re: Where does pasta originate from?
DebDiMaggio wrote:
oh
You got it Debs and when people ask whats all the talk about Geoff your answer would be THE answer. He'd certainly come up with something...
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