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Spaghetti (Italian: [spaˈɡetti]) is a long, thin, solid, cylindrical pasta.[1] It is a staple food of traditional Italian cuisine.[2] Like other pasta, spaghetti is made of milled wheat, water, and sometimes enriched with vitamins and minerals. Italian spaghetti is typically made from durum-wheat semolina.[3] Usually the pasta is white because refined flour is used, but whole wheat flour may be added.[4] Spaghettoni is a thicker form of spaghetti, while spaghettini is a thinner form. Capellini is a very thin spaghetti, while vermicelli refers to intermediate thicknesses.
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Type | Pasta |
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Place of origin | Italy |
Main ingredients | Semolina or flour, water |
Originally, spaghetti was notably long, but shorter lengths gained in popularity during the latter half of the 20th century and now it is most commonly available in 25–30 cm (10–12 in) lengths. A variety of pasta dishes are based on it and it is frequently served with tomato sauce, meat or vegetables.
Etymology
Spaghetti is the plural form of the Italian word spaghetto, which is a diminutive of spago, meaning 'thin string' or 'twine'.[1]
History
The first written record of pasta comes from the Talmud in the 5th century AD and refers to dried pasta that could be cooked through boiling,[5] which was conveniently portable.[6] Some historians think that Arabs introduced pasta to Europe during a conquest of Sicily. In the West, it may have first been worked into long, thin forms in Sicily around the 12th century, as the Tabula Rogeriana of Muhammad al-Idrisi attested, reporting some traditions about the Kingdom of Sicily.[7]
The popularity of spaghetti spread throughout Italy after the establishment of spaghetti factories in the 19th century, enabling the mass production of spaghetti for the Italian market.[8]
In the United States around the end of the 19th century,[when?] spaghetti was offered in restaurants as Spaghetti Italienne (which probably consisted of noodles cooked pasta al dente (lit. 'to the tooth'), and a mild tomato sauce flavored with easily found spices and vegetables such as cloves, bay leaves, and garlic) and it was not until decades later that it came to be commonly prepared with oregano or basil.[9][10][11] Canned spaghetti was also quite popular, being sold by many brands by the early 1910s. In 1911 the Van Camp Company asserted that canned spaghetti was the most popular product it had ever sold.[12]
Sparghetti
Circa 1845, Italians used the word sparghetti to denote the recently invented pasta shape. The 2013 publication, Discovering Words in the Kitchen said the spelling "showed the derivation of the word to be a diminutive of spargo, meaning 'cord'".[13]
The term sparghetti continued to be in use throughout the 19th and early 20th century, in association with both the pasta shape and the recipe. In 1845 British recipe guide Modern Cookery, sparghetti is defined as Naples vermicelli.[14] The same definition appears in Robert Ridell's 1852 Indian Domestic Economy and Receipt Book and its reprints.[15][16]
In the 1880 Housekeeper's Guide, Arthur Gay Payne writes, "When macaroni is served with tomato sauce and Parmesan grated cheese, it forms that very well-known dish called "sparghetti". A particular type of macaroni is specially sold for making sparghetti."[17] An 1896 recipe, reprinted in 1909, clarifies, "Sparghetti is a type of fine macaroni".[18] The spelling sparghetti and associated recipe is also described in 1900's Recipe a la Mode,[19] 1901's Recherché Side Dishes,[20] Agnes Marshall's 1902 Larger Cookery book,[21] the 1905 Hints for the Home,[22] Benjamin Farjeon's 1906 fiction novel Mrs. Dimmock's Worries,[23] and 1913's The Treasure Cookery Book.[24]
Its modern term, spaghetti, was introduced in 1888.[25][where?]
The Great Eastern Railway magazine of 1914 recommends sparghetti as an alternative to macaroni in its recipe for macaroni and cheese.[26]
Ingredients
Spaghetti is made from ground grain (flour) and water.[27] Whole-wheat and multigrain spaghetti are also available.[3]
Production
Fresh spaghetti
Pasta can be made at home, cutting sheets of flattened dough with a knife into ribbons,[28] rather than spaghetti with circular cross-section. Some pasta machines have a spaghetti attachment with circular holes that extrude spaghetti, or shaped rollers that form cylindrical noodles.[29]
Spaghetti can be made by hand by manually rolling a ball of dough on a surface to make a long sausage shape. The ends of the sausage are pulled apart to make a long thin sausage. The ends are brought together and the loop pulled to make two long sausages. The process is repeated until the pasta is sufficiently thin. The pasta knobs at each end are cut off leaving many strands which may be hung up to dry.[30]
Fresh spaghetti is usually cooked within hours of being formed. Commercial versions of fresh spaghetti are manufactured.[31]
Dried spaghetti
The bulk of dried spaghetti is produced in factories using auger extruders. While essentially simple, the process requires attention to detail to ensure that the mixing and kneading of the ingredients produces a homogeneous mix, without air bubbles. The forming dies have to be water cooled to prevent spoiling of the pasta by overheating. Drying of the newly formed spaghetti has to be carefully controlled to prevent strands sticking together, and to leave it with sufficient moisture so that it is not too brittle. Packaging for protection and display has developed from paper wrapping to plastic bags and boxes.[32]
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A hydraulic press with an automatic spreader by the Consolidated Macaroni Machine Corporation, Brooklyn, New York. This machine was the first to spread long cut alimentary paste products onto a drying stick.
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An industrial dryer for spaghetti or other long goods pasta products, also by the Consolidated Macaroni Machine Corporation
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Dried spaghetti
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Dried spaghetti measured with a "spaghetti measure". One portion of dried pasta weighs 116 g (4+1⁄8 oz), twice the amount of one serving on the package (12 mm circle or 60 g.). The measure can portion out 1, 2, 3, or 4 servings based on the diameter of the circle.
Preparation
Fresh or dry spaghetti is cooked in a large pot of salted, boiling water and then drained in a colander (Italian: scolapasta).
In Italy, spaghetti is generally cooked al dente (lit. 'to the tooth'), fully cooked but still firm to the bite. It may also be cooked to a softer consistency.
Spaghettoni is a thicker spaghetti which takes more time to cook. Spaghettini is a thinner form which takes less time to cook. Capellini is a very thin form of spaghetti which cooks very quickly.
Utensils used in spaghetti preparation include the spaghetti scoop and spaghetti tongs.
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Spaghetti being placed into a pot of boiling water for cooking
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Draining the water from boiled spaghetti
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A spaghetti scoop
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Spaghetti tongs
Serving
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Italian cuisine
An emblem of Italian cuisine, spaghetti is frequently served with tomato sauce, which may contain various herbs (especially oregano and basil), olive oil, meat, or vegetables. Other spaghetti preparations include amatriciana or carbonara. Grated hard cheeses, such as pecorino romano, Parmesan and Grana Padano, are often sprinkled on top.[citation needed]
Below are some of the most important spaghetti dishes:
- Spaghetti alla puttanesca (lit. 'spaghetti whore-style') – a tangy, somewhat salty Italian pasta dish invented in the mid-20th century. The ingredients are typical of southern Italian cuisine: tomatoes, olive oil, olives, capers and garlic.[33]
- Spaghetti alle vongole (lit. 'spaghetti with clams') – very popular throughout Italy, especially its central regions, including Rome and further south in Campania (where it is part of traditional Neapolitan cuisine)
- Spaghetti aglio e olio (lit. 'spaghetti garlic and oil') – a traditional Italian pasta dish coming from Naples[34]
- Spaghetti alla Nerano – from the village of Nerano, near Naples. With fried zucchinis and a local variant of provolone cheese.[35][36]
- Spaghetti dishes
International cuisine
In some countries, spaghetti is sold in cans/tins with sauce.[citation needed] In the United States, it is sometimes served with Cincinnati chili. Unlike in Italy, in other countries spaghetti is often served with Bolognese sauce.[citation needed]
In the Philippines, a popular variant is the Filipino spaghetti, which is distinctively sweet with the tomato sauce sweetened with banana ketchup or sugar. It typically uses a large amount of giniling (ground meat), sliced hot dogs, and cheese. The dish dates back to the period between the 1940s to the 1960s. During the American Commonwealth Period, a shortage of tomato supplies in the Second World War forced the development of the banana ketchup.[37][38][39] Spaghetti was introduced by the Americans and was tweaked to suit the local Filipino predilection for sweet dishes.[40]
Sapaketti phat khi mao (spaghetti fried drunken noodle style) is a popular dish in Thai cuisine.[41]
Spaghetti is a main part of laksa Johor, a specialty from Johor, Malaysia.[42]
In Japan, spaghetti is used in Naporitan, a very common Itameshi (Italo-Japanese) fusion dish. Spaghetti is also eaten garnished with tarako (pollock roe) and nori (seaweed).
In China, spaghetti is sometimes served in a tomato soup instead of sauce, and eaten with scrambled eggs. It is also sold in packages similar to instant noodles.
Consumption
By 1955, annual consumption of spaghetti in Italy doubled from 14 kilograms (31 lb) per person before World War II to 28 kilograms (62 pounds).[43] By that year, Italy produced 1,432,990 tons of spaghetti, of which 74,000 were exported, and had a production capacity of 3 million tons.[43]
Nutrition
Nutritional value per 70 g (2+1⁄2 oz) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Energy | 460 kJ (110 kcal) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
22g | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sugars | 0g | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dietary fiber | 1g | ||||||||||||||||||||||
0.5g | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturated | 0g | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Trans | 0g | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4g | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: USDA[44] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[45] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[46] |
Pasta provides carbohydrates, along with some protein, iron, dietary fiber, potassium and B vitamins.[47] Pasta prepared with whole wheat grain provides more dietary fiber[47] than that prepared with degermed flour.
Records
The world record for the largest bowl of spaghetti was set in March 2009 and reset in March 2010 when a Buca di Beppo restaurant in Garden Grove, California, filled a swimming pool with more than 6,250 kg (13,780 lb) of pasta.[48]
In popular culture
The term spaghetti Western was used by American critics and those in other countries because most of the Western movies made in Europe were produced and directed by Italians.[49]
In the 1955 animated film Lady and the Tramp, the sequence of the title characters sharing a plate of spaghetti—climaxed by an accidental kiss as they swallow opposite ends of the same strand of spaghetti—is considered an iconic scene in American film history.[50]
The BBC television program Panorama featured a hoax program about the spaghetti harvest in Switzerland on April Fools' Day in 1957.[51]
The story "Confession publique faite par la dernière mangeuse de spaghettis", from the collection Le Génie de l'aubergine et autres contes loufoques, by Pierre Cormon (1997), features a woman who refuses to give up traditional spaghetti in favour of spaghetti cubes, the latest innovation from the agri-food industry in 2053, and pays a high price for it.[citation needed]
In women's clothing, very thin straps supporting a dress or topwear are called "spaghetti straps".[52]
Poorly structured computer source code is often described as spaghetti code.[53]
See also
Media related to Spaghetti at Wikimedia Commons The dictionary definition of spaghetti at Wiktionary
- List of pasta
- Spaghetti alla chitarra (or maccheroni alla chitarra)
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Further reading
- Butler, Stephanie (12 June 2014). "Spaghetti and Its Sauces". History Channel. Retrieved 16 December 2014.