Pasta — For other uses, see Pasta (disambiguation). Different types of pasta on display in a shop window. Pasta is a staple food of traditional Italian cuisine, now of worldwide renown. It takes the form of unleavened dough made in Italy mostly of durum… … Wikipedia
Alphabet soup — An alphabet soup is a metaphor for an abundance of abbreviations or acronyms, named for a common dish made from alphabet pasta. Use dates at least as far back as Franklin D. Roosevelt s alphabet agencies of the New Deal.Fact|date=September 2008… … Wikipedia
alphabet soup — n. 1. a soup containing pasta in the shape of letters 2. Slang a jumble of initials, as of government agencies or other organizations … English World dictionary
alphabet soup — noun informal a confusing or confused mixture of things. Origin early 20th cent.: alluding to a kind of clear soup containing pasta in the shapes of letters … English new terms dictionary
National Pasta Association — Abbreviation NPA Formation 1904[1][2] Headquarters 1156 Fifteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C., United States … Wikipedia
Orzo (pasta) — For other uses, see Orzo. Risoni redirects here; not to be confused with risotto. Rainbow risoni pasta. Orzo (Italian for barley , from Latin hordeum) … Wikipedia
Paschtunisches Alphabet — Auszug aus einer 1651 im Nastaliq Stil verfassten Kopie des Chair al Bayān, dem ältesten bekannten Dokument in paschtunischer Schrift Die paschtunische Schrift ist eine Buchstabenschrift zur Schreibung des Paschtu, einer zum ostiranischen Zweig… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Couscous — For the possum species, see Cuscus. For the ancient Chilean village, see Cuz Cuz. Couscous with vegetables Nutrition facts Serving size 1 cup (173 g) … Wikipedia
Croxetti — Italian commercially produced croxetti Croxetti is a unique type of pasta consisting of flat medallion or coin shaped pasta disks stamped by hand or machine with intricate patterns. Contents 1 Origin and history … Wikipedia
Penne — For other uses, see Penne (disambiguation). Pennoni redirects here. You may be looking for Pennoni Honors College. Whole wheat penne, uncooked (left) and cooked (right) … Wikipedia