Spaghetti, Penne, Tagliatelle, Pici, Fusilli, Pappardelle or Gigli: having a meal in Italy without including pasta is unthinkable. Per head, Italians eat more than 23 kilos of pasta per year, making them the world champions of pasta consumption. However, the amount of pasta exported has also boomed since the beginning of the pandemic, with sales up by 30% in the first two quarters of 2020. And this looks set only to increase further. Whether fresh or dried, pasta made from bran, water, and salt is prepared in countless ways. Italy offers hundreds of types of pasta, with each region having its own traditions and names for their variety of pasta. Making pasta is an art. This episode of “Food Secrets” will reveal all the secrets behind the craft.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:35 Pici & Ingredients
01:52 Secret One: The Shape
03:42 Secret Two: The Wheat
05:52 Secret Three: The Production Process
08:03 Cooking Pasta
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Report: Regina Niedenzu
Camera: Dirk Rensmann
Edit: Dirk Rensmann
Supervising Editor: Elke Schwab/Ruben Kalus
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