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PASTA CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF GLOBAL POPULARITY ON WORLD PASTA DAY 2018
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Oct. 23, 2018 – On Thursday, Oct. 25, World Pasta Day will celebrate its 20th anniversary. Since its inception, pasta’s popularity has grown globally and continues to win over new fans daily. The city of Dubai will host World Pasta Day...
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PASTA DOES NOT MAKE YOU FAT AND MAY EVEN HELP YOU LOOSE WEIGHT.
In a new study in the British Medical Journal, titled “Effect of pasta in the context of low-glycaemic index dietary patterns on body weight and markers of adiposity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials in adults,” researchers from...
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SAVE THE DATE FOR THE 20TH ANNUAL WORLD PASTA DAY (DUBAI, 25 OCTOBER 2018)
At the World Pasta Congress held in Rome on the 25th day of October in 1995, pasta makers from around the world enthusiastically agreed that pasta – a healthy, delicious, popular, sustainable and convenient food – deserved annual worldwide recognition. Every year...
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BEWARE OF SENSATIONAL HEADLINES – PASTA FITS INTO A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
From time to time, we see confusion about carbohydrate foods surfacing online despite scientific and nutrition experts’ clarifications. Remember: Not all carbohydrate foods are the same. As Oldways points out in this recent statement for the media, one more example is...
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PASTA CONSUMPTION CONTINUES TO GROW WORLDWIDE
Buoyed by consumer attention to health and sustainability trends, worldwide pasta consumption is up for the second year in a row in 2017. Following a +2.3 percent increase in 2016, the industry is seeing a continued positive trend in global pasta sales of +0.6...
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Spaghetti alla Puttanesca Harlot-Style Spaghetti
Spaghetti alla puttanesca is a bold and spicy tomato-laced dish. The term puttanesca causes huge arguments among Italian cooks who claim that it was a word in reference to, shall we say, the red-light districts of southern Italy! I leave the discussion to them. What gives this sauce its extra punch is the combination of ingredients that go into it: hot red pepper, salty anchovies, plump olives, and briny capers.
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Curry Pasta Salad
On World Pasta Day 2018, student chefs from the International Centre for Culinary Arts
(ICCA) Dubai will demonstrate recipes like this Curry Pasta Salad (South Africa) to showcase the inclusiveness of pasta in cuisines around the world.
Kushari
Chef Mohammad Orfali, a Syrian Chef and Head of Culinary at the Discovery network’s FATAFEAT TV, will prepare Kushari, a traditional dish from Egypt, at this year’s World Pasta Day event in Dubai, organized by the International Pasta Organization (IPO), Italian Association of Confectionary and Pasta Industries (AIDEPI), and Italian Trade Agency (ITA).
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Pasta Salad with Lentils and Broccoli
Chef Victoria Andrade, Chef Instructor, ICCA Dubai will prepare this Pasta Salad with Lentils and Broccoli at this year’s World Pasta Day event in Dubai, organized by the International Pasta Organization (IPO), Italian Association of Confectionary and Pasta Industries (AIDEPI), and Italian Trade Agency (ITA). This pasta salad is a fantastic food to include in vegetarian diets. Lentils are a great source of protein. This can be made with traditional or gluten-free pasta.
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Rashta Arabiata
Chef Mohammad Orfali, a Syrian Chef and Head of Culinary at the Discovery network’s FATAFEAT TV will prepare Rashta Arabiata, a tasty take off on a traditional spicy pasta, at this year’s World Pasta Day event in Dubai, organized by the International Pasta Organization (IPO), Italian Association of Confectionary and Pasta Industries (AIDEPI), and Italian Trade Agency (ITA).
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Tri-color Penne Alla Vodka
Serves 4 Tri-color Penne 320 grams Red Salmon Caviar 40 grams Tomato Sauce 59 grams Shallot (1...
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