Al Dente, a pasta company based in Michigan, embraces flavors with some 26 different options in three varieties of ribbon pasta: fettuccine, linguine and pappardelle.
The company also makes some of the best pasta sauces out there. Many commercial tomato sauces—even specialty brands—are loaded with unnecessary sugar, which compensates for less flavorful tomatoes and a lack of more expensive spices. Al Dente pasta nails it by using the most flavorful, quality ingredients, eliminating the need to sweeten.
The line is certified kosher. Read the full review.
A Brief History Of Pasta
Pasta dates back to ancient times. Flat sheets of pasta were made by the Romans, who called them laganum, referring to the vessel in which the dish was baked. The word evolved to lasagne.
The Romans lacked tomatoes, which originated in Peru. They did not reach Europe until about 1529, when Spanish Conquistadors returned from Mexico. Initially used as houseplants, they were not eaten until the 1830s!
Romans flavored their pasta with honey or tossed it with fish sauce (garum). By the Renaissance, pasta was baked into pies and served as a sweet dish with sugar, cinnamon and other spices (noodle pudding). There were butter sauces, olive oil sauces and cream sauces plus plenty of grated cheese, but only since the 1830s have there been tomato sauces.
Continue with a the history of pasta.
See the many different different types of pasta.
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