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World Pasta Day 2025: 5 unique facts about the food item

Nascimento Pinto

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By Nascimento Pinto
Published Oct 25, 2025

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

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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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