World Pasta Day 2025: 5 unique facts about the food item
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History
Long before pasta became popular in Italy, its origins can be found in China when noodles made from wheat and millets were consumed; pasta is a type of noodle
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World Pasta Day 2025
Every year, World Pasta Day 2025 is observed on October 25 around the globe to celebrate its uniqueness as an ingredient and through flavourful dishes
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Origins
The World Pasta Congress created World Pasta Day on October 25 in 1995 to promote its cultural and culinary importance, according to daysoftheyear.com
Types of pasta
While there are supposedly anywhere between 350 to 600 types of pasta, there are over 1,000 varieties that are known around the world today
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Popularity in India
While the most popular pasta varieties in India are spaghetti, penni and macaroni, people experiment with flavours to include Indian masalas in the dishes too
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