The Science behind dried Pasta

THE SCIENCE BEHIND DRIED PASTA We all love exquisite, delicious Italian Pasta but I bet not many know a lot about our favourite comfort food. Lets dig a bit deeper and understand the existence of this delicious food!

LET’S GO BACK IN TIME!

 Pasta may be the undisputed dish of Italy but its origin traces back to Greece. So its Arabs we need to thank! For introducing the world to his wonderful and tempting sheets of semolina.  However, many also believe that Pasta was brought to Italy by the Chinese. As shocking as this sounds, we cant ignore the love Chinese have for noodles.  With time, due to pasta’s versatility and shelf life, it became a staple of European Countries.

THE RAW MATERIALS  Pasta is made from unleavened dough of ground durum wheat and water.  Semolina, obtained from endosperm of durum wheat provides the gluten and the right amount of elasticity to the pasta.  This Durum wheat flour, unlike the white flour is rich in protein and low in starch content, which makes it ideal for pasta.  Pasta manufactures in India and around the world use semolina in pasta to enhance its texture and taste.

THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS  The mixture of durum wheat semolina and mixture is kneaded to lump consistency.  It’s the durum wheat which gives pasta that yellow and grainy texture.  The dough is then rolled and flattened several times to activate the elasticity.  It is then extruded into desired shapes.  Once done, they are dried using slow drying process under controlled temperatures.

BRONZE OR TEFLON DYE?  To give the dough a firm shape, it is pushed through dies. This extruding process gives the pasta different shapes.  The artisanal and traditional way of making the pasta includes the use of bronze dyes. Bronze dyed pasta are slightly coarser and help the sauce to cling better to the body of the pasta.  However, to ease the process, modern day pasta manufacturers use Teflon instead of Bronze dyes which makes the sauce slide off as the Teflon dyes provide shinier surface to the pasta.

GUSTORA’S ARTISANAL PASTA  Gustora realizes and acknowledges the taste preferences of its consumers and believes in providing quality over quantity.  Gustora’s pasta are not only eggless, they are also manufactured using bronze dyes and slow drying process to retain the nutrients.  True to Italian taste, they are grainy in texture and nutty in flavour due to durum wheat semolina flour.  The use of bronze dye ensures the pasta to coat well and evenly in the sauce, enriching the taste of the dish.

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