Pasta - Americas

General & History

The Americas host persons from the entire world, and those with noodles or pastas unique to their country of origin have brought them here. In the Americas, they have been freely adopted by all ethnicities without regard to origin or borders. With such richness there has been little incentive to develop our own, but we do have some unique products.

Wheat

Duros   -   [383] These pastas are formulated to puff up when deep fried, as Rice Noodles do. They are a very popular street snack in Mexico, variously seasoned. They are available in North American markets serving a significant Mexican population. usually in the two forms shown. Squares are 1.8 x 1.6 inches and .085 inch thick. Wheels are 1.3 inches diameter and 0.12 inch thick. Ingred: wheat flour, cornstarch, iodized salt, sodium bicarbonate and color FD&C Red #40 and FD&C Blue #2. Details and Cooking. When I first