The History of Pasta

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  • 100

    1st Century AD

    Lagana - fine sheets of fried dough
  • 500

    5th Century AD

    Cookbook describes a dish called lagana that consisted of layers of dough with meat stuffing, an ancestor of modern-day lasagna.
  • 1300

    13th Century AD

    First concrete information concerning pasta products in Italy
  • 1400

    14th Century

    Dried pasta became popular for its easy storage

  • 1740

    A license for the first pasta factory was issued in Venice.

  • 18th Century

    Description of the first Italian tomato sauces. Before tomato sauce was introduced, pasta was eaten dry with the fingers; the liquid sauce demanded the use of a fork.