By Dana Jacobi



If you're a pasta lover, knowing all the facts when it comes to cooking, twirling and selecting is key. If you're only thinking spaghetti and salted water, you've got a lot to learn. Test your noodle know-how now!

  1. The average American ate 20 pounds of pasta in 1995. How much pasta do you think an average Italian eats in a year?
    • 11.3 pounds
    • 20 pounds
    • 40 pounds
    • 65 pounds
  1. Worried that pasta is fattening? The amount of fat in a cup of plain cooked pasta is:
    • 39.7 grams
    • 0 grams
    • 1 gram
    • 6.7 grams

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