Pasta Asciutta Cooking Workshop #1

"Pasta Asciutta" is cooked pasta plated and served with a complementary sauce or condiment. In terms of nutrition, cooked plain pasta is 31% carbohydrates (mostly starch), 6% protein, and low in fat. The first concrete information on pasta products in Italy dates to the 13th or 14th centuries. The art of pasta making and the devotion to the food as a whole has evolved since pasta was first conceptualized. In 2008, it was estimated that Italians ate over 27 kg (60 lb) of pasta per person, per year, easily beating Americans, who ate about 9 kg (20 lb) per person. (Source: Wikipedia)