Assignment

 The Word ‘pasta’ is Latin and it means dough paste 2. List the typical ingredients that you would find in fresh pasta? Find the Italian words for each ingredient. Flour- farina, eggs- uovo 3. The Italian explorer, Marco Polo, is credited with bringing back pasta from China in 1295; however, this is disputed by some historians. Research the origins of pasta and present your findings in a brief paragraph. The origin of pasta isn’t exactly clear. Some think that Marco Polo discovered it in china and then brought it back to Italy but others say that he discovered noodles and said that it was like pasta. Another thought is that pasta had been in Italy since the Etruscan and Roman times. 4. The Old Macaroni Factory in Hepburn Springs in Victoria is the legacy of the Lucini brothers. Give a brief summary of their story and include images of their factory. The Lucini brothers came from Intra on Lake Maggiore in the Italian Alps. They came to Australia as political refugees, Pietro in 1854 and Giacomo in 1859. When they arrived they opened a bakery but soon turned to pasta production. In 1859 then Giacomo arrived they turned it into the major factory it is today.

5. Pasta comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. ◦Name 3 shapes in Italian and English Cylinder- cilindro, circle- cerchio, square- quadrato ◦Provide an image for each shape

◦Describe the type of sauce that goes with each shape (this is important) Cylinder- tomato cream sauce, Circle- cream or seafood sauces, Square- Fresh basil and tomato sauce 6. using the following headings create a table and group the different types of pasta under their respective heading ◦Pasta lunga (long) - spaghetti, linguine, lasagne etc. ◦Pasta corta (short) ◦Pasta rigata (ribbed) ◦Pasta rotonda (round)
 * Pasta Lunga ||  || Pasta Corta ||   || Pasta Rigata ||   || Pasta Rotonda ||   ||
 * Spaghetti ||  || Shells ||   || Penne ||   || Rotelle ||   ||
 * Linguine ||  || Spirale ||   || Rigatoni ||   || Orecchiette ||   ||
 * Fettuccini ||  || Bucatini ||   ||   ||   || Tortellini ||   ||

Bibliography: http://www.lifeinitaly.com/food/pasta-history.asp http://www.macaronifactory.com.au/history.htm