Different types of bread and pasta facts. Get clear and simple answers to your dilemmas about soda bread, cornbread, ravioli, mafalda, and other related topics. Are you (b)ready to explore?
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Bread is one of the most versatile ingredients in the kitchen, and leftover bread offers countless opportunities to create something delicious. Whether you’re in the mood for sweet desserts,…
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Looking for fabulous Easter bread recipes to elevate your holiday menu? Easter is the springtime Christmas at my house, and I always seek ways to come up with new…
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Have you ever gotten a little butter-happy and realized you added way too much butter to your bread dough only when it was too late? I have, earlier today, in fact….
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Have you ever noticed how most people gravitate towards the standard white and wheat bread options at the grocery store or bakery? Don’t get me wrong, those choices are totally fine…
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As much as I love naan, the oh-so-delicious Indian flatbread, sometimes I can’t make the original recipe because I’m out of yogurt. But this doesn’t mean I have to give…
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As much as I love pancetta in my carbonara, I realize not everyone can or wants to eat it. My vegetarian and vegan friends often ask what they can…
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Baking bread is one of my favorite hobbies, but I’ll admit I’ve always been a bit skeptical about using glass pans. I’ve heard so many conflicting opinions on whether…
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Even though I am more used to ravioli, I have recently started exploring all similar pasta types — this is how I came across pierogi. Similar in shape and…
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The smell of soda bread in the morning makes for the best spring breakfast! Soda bread is just like regular bread, but instead of yeast as a leavening agent,…
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Have you ever looked at the pasta section in a grocery store only to become overwhelmed and confused by the sheer number of options? Maybe you even saw paccheri and rigatoni…
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Ravioli and agnolotti are both Italian delicacies known and loved in Italy and worldwide. They are both very similar in appearance and are often mistaken for one for the…
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Mezzelune and ravioli are very similar, so it is easy to confuse them. It has happened to me before, since some ravioli versions look more like mezzelune. However, some…
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Sandwiches have evolved throughout the years, and that includes changing the vessel. What used to be the dominion of bread is now enjoyed by other products such as waffles…
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Coming from the south of Italy, mafalda is a type of pasta with a specific texture and an elegant note to every meal. But what to do when your…
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The fashion world is fickle, even more so when the internet is involved. Add a popular casual food chain, and you have the recipe for something viral. That’s exactly…
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A tuna sandwich is the king of simplicity. So easy and versatile, it is done in under a minute, only to be remembered for a long time. Bread is…
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I love a good chicken salad sandwich. In fact, I am craving one right now. And while I have my favorite bread for this classic lunchtime meal, I know…
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Nothing can top the aroma of freshly made pastries from scratch. It takes time that many people don’t have or don’t want to spend in the kitchen. The good…
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You can deep freeze almost anything, but frozen bread is delicious. Whether it’s raw dough or prebaked loaf, it is still particularly close to homestyle, rustic bread. You can…
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If there is something better than bread, it is sweet, filling-filled bread. Carb-lovers, myself included, continually seek new ideas to make their carbs even more delicious. However, we are…
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Growing up in a family that eats bread for every meal, I have learned that you don’t need to give up bread, even for dessert. The combinations are endless,…
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When it comes to cooking, “it is easier to add than to extract” is an absolute truth. Still, although you can always add extra ingredients to a dish, taking…
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Jiffy is a boxed ready-made corn muffin mix you can also use to make cornbread. It is supposed to make the best cornbread; although that is true, the Jiffy…
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Cornbread is an exceptionally delicious bread you can combine with many other ingredients making it a side or the main star. Its spongy and grainy consistency makes it perfect…
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Do you love garlic bread, and are you looking for an option to cook it quickly? The oven is the go-to when it comes to cooking garlic bread, but…
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The second most produced flour after wheat flour, maize flour is known for its beautiful and distinctive texture and maize (corn) taste. Called by other names one too many…
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Did you know that there are more than 20 different types of flour? There are so many different kinds of flour that, at some point, we don’t even know…
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Potato soup offers many pairing options as it is flavorful but, at the same, understated, so it goes excellent with many food categories and pairs exceptionally well with bread….
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Cornbread is bread made with cornmeal and is one of the American South’s signature dishes. Being very tasty and very easy to make, cornbread has managed to make its…
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Pita bread is a type of flatbread known and beloved worldwide but still most popular in the Middle East and the Mediterranean. Pita bread is mainly used as a…
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If you are a fan of hot dogs and fast food, you are likely to have store-bought or homemade hot dog buns lying around your kitchen clinging to their…
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There’s a reason why the hot dog bun became the hot dog bun; its shape, size, and texture are the perfect fit for the ingredients they are filled with….
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They are airy and light and have justifiably acquired the name of being among the most elegant pastries. Moreover, both crescent rolls and puff pastry handle filling excellently, but…
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On the surface, a piadina and a tortilla share some resemblance. Both are folded in half to cover various fillings, forming a semilunar shape, made from bread mixture. But…
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Almost as old as time, the dough is believed to have originated about 30.000 years ago. Its use and varieties have diversified over the years, given its simplicity and…
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Both are similar, easy to make, and incredibly delicious and versatile. Although people usually mistake one for another or consider them the same type of bread, some differences make…
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Panko is a type of breadcrumb originating in Japanese cuisine and is made from crustless white bread. Due to the main ingredient being bread, a lot of packaged bread…
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Homemade bread is one of the tastiest culinary experiences. Not only that it is softer and more flavorful than store-bought bread, but the experience making it and the smell…
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There are many variations and options when it comes to serving cornbread, which is why it can taste differently many times. Usually, the additions of other ingredients make cornbread…
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People usually get confused by the taste of cornbread, and they cannot decide on the combinations they should make with this type of bread. This is quite common and…
