Topic 10: Pasta, Noodles, & dumplings

What are the 2 types of Italian style pasta?

1. Macaroni dried pasta made from flour and water

2. Fresh egg pasta: Flour, eggs & sometimes water/oil

What kind of flour is used for macaroni?

Semolina flour (made from durum wheat)

What kind of flour does fresh egg pasta use?

Uses “00” flour or bread flour

What are the best flours to use for each of the two types of Italian pasta?

1. Semolina

2. “00” flour or Bread flour

What are Chinese noodles made out of?

They are made from rice, mung bean starch and wheat

What are Japanese noodles made out of

They are made out of udon (thick noodles from wheat) and soba (thin noodles from buckwheat flour + wheat).

What are dumplings made out of?

• They are cooked balls of soft dough or batter

• Based on flour, potatoes or bread

List 3 varieties of short pasta

• Extruded

• Sometimes stuffed

• Machine cut

List 3 varieties of long pasta

• Can be extruded or flat

• Can be hand cut

• Variety of sauces: match the cut

List 3 types of stuffed pasta

• Ravioli

• Agnolotti

• Manicotti

What does the term “al-dente” mean?

To the tooth

How long does fresh pasta cook for?

2-5 minutes

What is couscous?

Granular pasta made from semolina. It is great for salads

Whats is the name of the pasta that looks like grains of rice?

Orzo

What is the name of the pasta that looks like “little ears”?

Orecchiette (an unstuffed pasta)

What is the proper way to cool down cooked pasta when cooking ahead of time?

Air cool on and oiled tray