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pasta

[pah-stuh, pas-tuh] / ˈpɑ stə, ˈpæs tə /


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Amber Waring, 27, from Devon, says she eats warm meals like stews and pasta bakes, and dances round the kitchen with her toddler while they cook to help keep warm.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Fuel prices led farmers and truck drivers to block roads earlier this week in the Puglia, Calabria and Sicily regions, slowing fuel transport and threatening pasta production.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

They also get together on Thursdays for pasta night, where one player acknowledged eating “six to eight” chocolate chip cookies to close out a night of shared love for carbohydrates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

It’s really simple—smoothies and a lot of good pasta dishes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Garrett, for some reason, hasn’t really shed certain strange juvenile habits, like secretly eating cherry Chap Stick and raw pasta.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

When Tiedemann posted clips on social media of her whipping up seafood pastas and searing rib-eyes, she became an overnight sensation, as much for her bawdy, uninhibited personality as her culinary prowess.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

There will also be house-made pastas and seasonal salads.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Visitors to Puglia, a major producer of durum wheat, can try handmade pastas in a variety of shapes, paired with broccoli rabe, sea urchin and even a horse ragù.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025

The rest of the menu is just as impressive, featuring Argentine empanadas with a variety of fillings, provoleta — a gooey roasted cheese — pastas, prosciutto served with melon, and multiple potato sides.

From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2025

“The pastas are usually pretty good here,” he says as the waiter hands them menus.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri


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