Gourmet Puzzles 18: Pasta Pondering

A preponderance of pasta puzzles awaits.

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ROUND ONE: MESSY SPAGHETTI

A firm favourite of mine to kick things off: the anagram. Can you unscramble the following to find five common pasta shapes?

1. APPLE PEDLAR

2. LITTLE ALGAE

3. LIVER CLIME

4. ADROIT AIR

5. A TOOTLING

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ROUND TWO: PASTA ETYMOLOGY

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A linguistic puzzle for the second round. Can you match the Italian pasta names to their English translations?

1. CANNELLONI

2. GEMELLI

3. CAVATAPPI

4. GARGANELLI

5. CASCATELLI

a) LITTLE CHICKEN GULLETS

b) TWINS

c) LARGE REEDS

d) LITTLE WATERFALLS

e) CORKSCREWS

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ROUND THREE: PASTA OR COMPOSER?

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A simple premise for this last set of puzzles. Are the following the names of pasta shapes or Italian composers?

1. AMBROSINI

2. ROTELLE

3. STROZZI

4. VERACINI

5. SACCHETTONI

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FOODIE QUOTE OF THE DAY:

‘‘You can buy a good pasta but when you cook it yourself it has another feeling.’’

- Agnes Varda

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ANSWERS

ROUND ONE:

1. PAPPARDELLE

2. TAGLIATELLE

3. VERMICELLI

4. RIGATONI

5. AGNOLOTTI

ROUND TWO:

1. C

2. B

3. E

4. A

5. D

ROUND THREE:

1. COMPOSER

2. PASTA

3. COMPOSER

4. COMPOSER

5. PASTA

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