{"id":14292,"date":"2022-07-08T14:50:21","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T18:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheffist.com\/?p=14292"},"modified":"2023-07-05T17:38:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T21:38:45","slug":"is-pasta-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheffist.com\/is-pasta-bread\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Pasta Bread? Differences, Uses & Similarities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
No pasta is not bread<\/strong> even though they share wheat flour as a common ingredient. Bread uses a leavening agent (yeast) while pasta uses unleavened dough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, despite its similarities with bread, the sad fact is that pasta isn’t bread at all \u2014 but that doesn’t stop it from being the staple food for millions around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This article examines the numerous differences that make pasta unique from bread, the history of pasta, as well as the types of pasta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pasta is a form of food made using a mixture of unleavened dough made with wheat flour and water and\/or eggs<\/strong> to form sheets or various shapes. These pasta shapes are then cooked through mostly boiling or sometimes by baking. <\/p>\n\n\nWhat is Pasta? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n