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The 25th of October is World Pasta Day.
On this day, you get to have pasta for both lunch and dinner! And breakfast, as well, if you can think of a way to make a pasta breakfast dish!
Pasta is oftentimes one of the first dishes that people make when they first get their own apartments. Were you the same?
Have you ever had canned pasta, such as that made by Chef Boyardee or SpaghettiOs? What did you think of it?
Lots of people buy pasta makers, or buy one as a gift for someone, that maybe get used once, then shoved to the back of a cupboard, then yard-saled, so we’re not going to suggest to rush out today and buy one. Instead, maybe support your local artisanal deli by buying some fresh pasta from them.
Pasta gets a bad rap sometimes these days because of carbs, but remember, registered dieticians don’t actually have a problem with carbs: only empty carbs. They support carbs as part of a balanced diet, and they are particularly happy if your pasta carbs these days come from whole grain pasta: in fact, on some Weight Watchers’ plans now, whole grain pasta is even a zero point food.
The average Italian eats the equivalent of at least one full dish of pasta a day — and Italians are not a population singled out for obesity problems. [1]Lucci, Fabrizio. October 25, let’s celebrate World Pasta Day. Vasto, Abruzzi: Italia Sweet Italia Holidays . 24 October 2020. Accessed October 2021 at https://italiasweetitalia.com/october-25-lets-celebrate-world-pasta-day/ In fact, pasta is a standard part of the now much-recommended Mediterranean diet.
So, use your noodle, cook up some pasta, and get saucy today!
#WorldPastaDay #NationalPastaMonth
Website: https://www.worldpastaday.org/
See also: Pasta, Pasta for Baking, Pasta for Salads, Pasta for Sauce, Pasta for Soup, Pasta for Stuffing, Pasta Sauce, Macaroni Day, Mac and Cheese Day, Spaghetti Day
World Pasta Day Logo
Activities for today
- Try a new type of pasta;
- try a new pasta recipe;
- take a photo of your pasta meal and share it on social media;
- try whole wheat pasta, if you haven’t already;
- go out for a pasta lunch or dinner;
- sign up for a pasta making class, or even a pasta making trip to Italy!;
- write a poem about pasta and share it with your friends on social media;
- if you typically only ever cook with dried pasta, buy some fresh pasta today and try cooking with it.
Recipes
Resources
Union of the Organizations of Manufacturers of Pasta Products in the E.U.
World pasta days from 2008 to 2014
Kid’s Pasta Books
Congerdesign / Pixabay.com / 2017 / CC0 1.0
Burns, Marilyn. Spaghetti and meatballs : a mathematical story
Fauchald, Nick. Roly-Poly Ravioli and Other Italian Dishes
Florence, Tyler. Tyler makes spaghetti!
Guillain, Adam. Spaghetti with the Yeti
Johnson, Paul Brett. On top of spaghetti
Medina, Juana. ABC pasta : an entertaining alphabet
Paul, Miranda. The Great Pasta Escape
Ripes, Laura. The Spaghetti-Slurping Sewer Serpent
Watson, Tom. Stick Dog Slurps Spaghetti
List Source: Celebrate World Pasta Day Around the Globe, and with Toronto Public Library. Toronto, Canada: Toronto Public Library. 24 October 2018. Accessed October 2021 at https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/kids-books/2018/10/celebrate-world-pasta-day-around-the-globe-and-at-tpl.html. CooksInfo may earn a commission on the above book links at no cost to you.
Pasta Month
The American National Pasta Association recognizes that Pasta Month is October, and has conducted surveys connected with this time period, but say in correspondence that they don’t actually sponsor the month.
The earliest print reference that we have found so far that promotes October as a National Pasta Month dates from 1986:
“Newly formed, the Pasta Lover’s Club… anticipates boosting membership by several thousand in time for National Pasta Month in October.” [2]Pasta fanatics stick honorary members. New Castle News. Monday, 2 June 1986, New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA. Page 13, Col. 5
Pasta fanatics stick honorary members. New Castle News. Monday, 2 June 1986, New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA. Page 13, Col. 5
History
The U.N.A.F.P.A https://www.pasta-unafpa.org/newt/unafpa/default.aspx (“Union des associations de fabricants de pâtes alimentaires” — Union of Organizations of Manufacturers of Pasta Products”) was founded in 1960. In 1995, at their World Pasta Congress in Rome, they agreed to organize holding a World Pasta Day on the 25th of October each year.
The first year it was observed was in 1998. [3]World Pasta Day. Accessed October 2021 at https://www.pasta-unafpa.org/newt/unafpa/default.aspx?IDCONTENT=91
Sources
Allam, Roula. Top Reasons To Celebrate World Pasta Day 2020. Saudi Arabia: About Her Magazine. Accessed October 2021 at https://www.abouther.com/node/33306/lifestyle/travel-food/top-reasons-celebrate-world-pasta-day-2020
Brody, Laura. World Pasta Day. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada: CHCH TV. 23 October 2020. Accessed October 2021 at https://www.chch.com/world-pasta-day-2/
Celebrate World Pasta Day with 25 of the best recipes. Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia: Delicious Magazine. Accessed October 2021 at https://www.delicious.com.au/recipes/collections/gallery/35-world-pasta-day-recipes/ijm63nqf
Celebrate World Pasta Day, October 25, with these UFCW-made pastas and sauces. Toronto, Canada: United Food and Commercial Workers Union . 21 October 2020. Accessed October 2021 at http://www.ufcw.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32807:celebrate-world-pasta-day-october-25-with-these-ufcw-made-pastas-and-sauces
Celebrate World Pasta Day Around the Globe, and with Toronto Public Library. Toronto, Canada: Toronto Public Library. 24 October 2018. Accessed October 2021 at https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/kids-books/2018/10/celebrate-world-pasta-day-around-the-globe-and-at-tpl.html
Demontis, Rita. Celebrating national holiday with a plate of pasta. Toronto, Canada: The Toronto Sun. 21 October 2020. Accessed October 2021 at https://torontosun.com/life/food/celebrating-national-holiday-with-a-plate-of-pasta
Lucci, Fabrizio. October 25, let’s celebrate World Pasta Day. Vasto, Abruzzi: Italia Sweet Italia Holidays. 24 October 2020. Accessed October 2021 at https://italiasweetitalia.com/october-25-lets-celebrate-world-pasta-day/
Napp, Abigail. Where to Celebrate World Pasta Day… All Week. New York, NY: Condé Nast, La Cucina Italiana. 19 October 2020. Accessed October 2021 at https://www.lacucinaitaliana.com/trends/news/where-to-celebrate-world-pasta-day-all-week
Whitbread, Louise. World Pasta Day: Everything you need to make nonna-worthy dishes at home. London, England: The Independent. 23 October 2020. Accessed October 2021 at https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/food-drink/world-pasta-day-food-recipes-sauce-italy-machine-dishes-cookbook-vegan-b1226281.html
References
| ↑1 | Lucci, Fabrizio. October 25, let’s celebrate World Pasta Day. Vasto, Abruzzi: Italia Sweet Italia Holidays . 24 October 2020. Accessed October 2021 at https://italiasweetitalia.com/october-25-lets-celebrate-world-pasta-day/ |
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| ↑2 | Pasta fanatics stick honorary members. New Castle News. Monday, 2 June 1986, New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA. Page 13, Col. 5 |
| ↑3 | World Pasta Day. Accessed October 2021 at https://www.pasta-unafpa.org/newt/unafpa/default.aspx?IDCONTENT=91 |