Pasta is a type of food typically made from a dough of moistened flour formed into shapes and then cooked. Generally a starchy carbohydrate made from grain flower, different formulations can be achieved with a higher protein density, and pasta can be prepared while fresh or dried for storage, making this a versatile foodstuff for agriculturally developed civilizations of lifeforms.
History and specifics
Exotic varieties can have more complicated origins, such as Alfarian hair pasta made from hair, known in the culinary repertoire of the Talaxian traveler Neelix. (ST reference: Star Trek Cookbook, VOY episode: "Parturition")
In the year 2151, the chef aboard the Earth Starfleet starship
made pasta for Jonathan Archer, T'Pol and Trip Tucker. (ENT episode: "Fight or Flight")
Types of pasta
- Alfarian hair pasta
- angel hair pasta
- butterfly pasta
- hair pasta
- linguini/linguine
- macaroni
- noodles
- ravioli
- sevala
- soba noodles
- spaghetti
Pasta dishes
- cheese pierogi
- chicken tetrazzini
- hair pasta
- lasagna
- macaroni and cheese
- noodle kugel
- noodles-vino
- oden
- pasta al fiorella
- pasta boudin
- pasta mama
- pasta soup (Neelix 651)
- ravioli
- spaghetti bolognese
- spaghetti with meat sauce
- soba noodles
- tomato soup with pasta
External links
- Pasta article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Pasta article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.