What’s the difference between pasta and noodles?
Did you know pasta and noodles have unique characteristics?
🍝 What is it made with?
Pasta is typically made from semolina milled from durum wheat.
Noodles are made from flour using common wheat varieties (Canadian Western Red Spring, Canadian Prairie Spring Red, Canadian Western Red Wheat, etc.).
🍝 How is it made?
Pasta is processed into different shapes through an extruder.
Noodles are rolled into flat sheets and sent through a cutter.
🍝 How is it sold?
Pasta is primarily sold as a dry product, but also available fresh and refrigerated.
Noodles are sold as fresh, dried, parboiled, steamed, deep-fried products.
Learn more fascinating pasta facts here with Dr. Megan Racey.
