Pasta (Italian: [medical spaˈɡˈɡ etti] is a long, thin, solid, round pasta. It is a staple food of traditional Italian cuisine. Like various other pasta, spaghetti is constructed from machine made wheat, water, and in some cases improved with minerals and vitamins. Italian pastas is normally made from durum-wheat semolina. The pasta is generally white because refined flour is used, yet entire wheat flour may be included. Spaghettoni is a thicker form of pastas, while spaghettini is a thinner type. Capellini is a really slim pastas, while vermicelli describes intermediate thicknesses. Initially, spaghetti was especially long, however shorter lengths obtained in appeal during the latter half of the 20th century and currently it is most frequently available in 25–-- 30 cm (10–-- 12 in) sizes. A variety of pasta recipes are based on it and it is frequently served with tomato sauce, meat or vegetables.
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