UNIVERSAL FOOD

Group 5
Angelica D. Mangilit
Dannie Mae I. Casapao
Paulo Gedangoni
 *PASTA
A type of food, typically made
from an unleavened dough of
durum wheat flour(semolina)
mixed with water or eggs, and
then formed into sheets of
various shapes, then cooked by
boiling or baking.

A staple food of Italian cuisine.

*HISTORY TIMELINE
 1292 AD

Ancient sources say

that the Chinese
invented pasta, and
that Marco Polo
introduced it to Italy
..

However, the
origins of 'macaroni'
in Italy go back as
far as the time of
the Ancient Romans
who gave the credit
to the 'Gods'.
 Middle Ages

In
In Sicily,
Sicily, dry
dry pasta
pasta was
was
eaten
eaten by
by the
the Arabs
Arabs who
who
ruled
ruled this
this area
area then.
then.

Some
Some say
say that
that
'maccheroni'
'maccheroni' is is derived
derived
from
from thethe Sicilian
Sicilian word
word
'maccarruni'
'maccarruni' meaning
meaning
'made
'made into
into a
a dough
dough byby
force'.
force'.

The
The Arab
Arab invasions
invasions of
of
Sicily
Sicily in
in the
the 8th
8th Century
Century
are
are thought
thought to to be
be the
the
origins
origins ofof dried
dried pasta
pasta
(pasta
(pasta secca).
secca).
 13th
th Century

In
In the
the 1300’s,
1300’s, dried
dried pasta
pasta
became
became veryvery popular
popular for
for
use
use on on long
long nautical
nautical
expeditions
expeditions because
because of
of its
its
shelf-life
shelf-life and
and nutrition.
nutrition.

15th
th Century

The
The first
first recipe
recipe for
for
lasagne
lasagne was
was written.
written.
 16th
th Century

It
It didn’t
didn’t have
have an
an
important
important role
role in
in the
the
meal,
meal, until
until at
at least
least the
the
16th
16th Century
Century

Pasta
Pasta was
was consumed
consumed
occasionally
occasionally as
as a
a luxury
luxury
or
or dessert
dessert ..

The
The pasta
pasta was
was costly
costly
and
and only
only consumed
consumed by
by
richer
richer classes.
classes.

A
A century
century later,
later, pasta
pasta
was
was present
present around
around the
the
globe
globe during
during the
the
voyages
voyages of
of discovery
discovery
 17th
th Century

The
The first
first written
written record
record of
of
pasta
pasta with
with tomato
tomato sauce
sauce can
can
be
be found
found in in the
the 1790
1790
cookbook
cookbook L'Apicio
L'Apicio Moderno
Moderno
by
by Roman
Roman chef
chef Francesco
Francesco
Leonard
Leonard

Before
Before tomato
tomato sauce
sauce was was
introduced,
introduced, pasta
pasta was
was eaten
eaten
dry
dry with
with the
the fingers;
fingers; the
the liquid
liquid
sauce
sauce demanded
demanded the
the use
use of
of a
a
fork.
fork.
 18th
th Century

Pasta
Pasta remained
remained a a
luxury
luxury product
product until
until
the
the 18th
18th Century,
Century,
finally
finally becoming
becoming part
part
of
of the
the daily
daily diet
diet in
in
Southern
Southern Italy
Italy

The
The kneading
kneading machine
machine and
and
press
press were
were introduced,
introduced,
allowing
allowing wider
wider distribution
distribution
and
and greater
greater factory
factory
production
production ofof pasta
pasta than
than was
was
possible
possible with
with handmade
handmade
'fresh'
'fresh' pasta.
pasta.
 19th
th Century

Machines
Machines were
were
invented
invented for
for mixing
mixing the
the
dough
dough and
and electrically
electrically
controlling
controlling drying
drying
chambers
chambers were
were
introduced,
introduced, making
making life
life
easier
easier for
for the
the pasta
pasta
industry.
industry.

Pasta
Pasta was
was no
no longer
longer limited
limited to
to
warm
warm climates
climates and
and on
on pressing
pressing
a
a button
button the
the quantity
quantity of
of pasta
pasta
that
that had
had once
once taken
taken a
a month
month to
to
produce
produce
 Fresh pasta is traditionally produced by
hand, sometimes with the aid of simple
machines.

 Fresh pastas available in grocery stores

are produced commercially by large-
scale machines.
 Can be defined as factory-made pasta
because it is usually produced in large
amounts
amounts that
that require
require large
large machines
machines
with superior processing capabilities to
manufacture.

 Mainly shipped over to farther locations

and has a longer shelf life.
Other Types of Pasta:
Other Types of Pasta:
Other Types of Pasta:
Other Types of Pasta:
Other Types of Pasta:
 PROCESS OF
MAKING PASTA
1. Wheat is milled into semolina
and coarsely ground flour then
delivered to the pasta factory
(called pastificio in Italy) where it
is checked for impurities and
stored in silos.

2. The coarsely ground flour and

semolina are gently mixed with
water to form a stiff paste perfect
for shaping.

3. Pasta dough then moves into

pressing machines where mixing,
kneading
kneading and
and blending
blending continues.
continues.
4. A process where dough is
extruded through various
different shapes of nozzles to
form the type of pasta required is
also used overseas.

5. Two types of extruding

nozzles, teflon and bronze, can be
used.
used. Teflon
Teflon nozzles
nozzles give
give the
the
pasta a smooth, translucent
surface, whereas the bronze one
gives the pasta a rough, opaque
surface.
6. From here the type of pasta
being made determines the rest of
the
the process.
process.
 To make long goods such as  To make noodles, lasagne and
spaghetti, the die plate or kluski, the pasta is pressed
extrusion nozzles have round through special die shapes and
holes. cut to the required length.

 The tube shape of

macaroni comes
from a hole with a
pin in the centre.

 A combination of
drying processes
can be used.
PROCESS: USING PASTA MAKERS TO MAKE
FRESH PASTA
Durum Wheat Flour

Semolina

Rice Flour

Corn Flour

All Purpose Flour

Spain: Fideos  Greece: Orzo and Pastitsio
America: Spaghetti and Italy: Pasta en Brodo, Pasta
Meatballs Shuta, Pasta al Forno 
Argentina: Sorrentinos  Uruguay: Ñoquis 
Germany: Spätzle  Israel: Ptitim 
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasta#History

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pasta

* https://www.bakeinfo.co.nz/Facts/Pasta/Timeline?fbclid=IwAR1nO
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* http://garrubbo.com/pasta/?fbclid=IwAR2OwvoyF833nK-CbKGa4iw
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* https://www.bakeinfo.co.nz/Facts/Pasta/Making-pasta

* https://www.thefactsite.com/interesting-facts-about-pasta/
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ntries-that-Consume-the-Most-Pasta

*Popular Diets of the World: The Italian Way Wit

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-italian-italy/

*https://www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeol
ogy-and-history/magazine/2016/07-08/daily-lif
e-pasta-italy-neapolitan-diet/
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