Penne, a very common kind of maccheroni in Italy.

Macaroni is a kind of moderately extended, machine-made dry pasta. Much shorter than spaghetti, and hollow, Macaroni does not contain eggs. Though home machines exist that can make macaroni noodles, Macaroni is usually commercially made. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 531 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1360 pixel, file size: 515 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 531 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1360 pixel, file size: 515 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Penne rigate (ridged penne) Penne are a type of pasta originating in Italy. ... Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... This article cites very few or no references or sources. ... Look up Noodle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Macaroni is a corruption of the Italian word maccherone and its plural maccheroni. Its etymology is debatable. Some scholars think it's related to Greek makaria, a kind of barley broth. Others think it comes from Italian maccare, "to bruise or crush" (referring to the crushing of the wheat to make the pasta), which comes, in turn, from Latin macerare.^[1] Not to be confused with Entomology, the study of insects. ... Binomial name Hordeum vulgare L. Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is a cereal grain, which serves as a major animal feed crop, with smaller amounts used for malting and in health food. ... Broth is a liquid in which bones, meat, fish, cereal grains, or vegetables have been simmered and strained out. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ...

In English-speaking countries, the name macaroni is customarily given to a specific shape of pasta ie. small pasta tubes cut into short pieces. In the United States macaroni is also sometimes labeled as elbow macaroni, or more simply elbows, due to the slight bend in the shape of the pasta noodle. In the U.S. and the United Kingdom, this pasta is often prepared by baking it with a sauce made from cheddar cheese; the resulting dish is called macaroni and cheese (often shortened to macaroni cheese in Britain, and "Mac'n'cheese" in the U.S. In Canada, the dish is known typically by the brand name Kraft Dinner). In some parts of the U.S., a more narrow type of macaroni is sold as elbow spaghetti. Elbow macaroni die, front view Back view Elbow macaroni is a term for pasta in the shape of a small tube curved into a semicircular shape. ... Country of origin England Region, town Somerset, Cheddar Source of milk Cows, rarely Goats Pasteurised Frequently Texture hard/semi-hard Aging time 3-30 months depending on variety Certification No Cheddar cheese is a pale yellow to orange, sharp-tasting cheese originally made in the English village of Cheddar, in... Macaroni and cheese Macaroni and cheese (sometimes referred to as macaroni cheese or mac n cheese in parts of the U.S., Canada and the British Isles), in Germany: (mak und kese) is a common dish, similar to the British dish cauliflower cheese, whose main ingredients are cooked macaroni (often... Box on left, purchased in the USA. Box on right, purchased in Canada Kraft Dinner, also known as KD, Kraft Mac n Cheese, or Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, is a pasta dish of macaroni and cheese that is produced by the Kraft company. ...

Macaroni machines

Thomas Jefferson is credited with introducing the first macaroni machine in the United States, in 1789, when he returned home after serving as ambassador to France. He said that Daniel Paese taught him all he learned about this machine. The word macaroni was already familiar in the U.S. at that time, having appeared in the previous decade in the lyrics of the popular song "Yankee Doodle", in which the titular character "stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni"; this usage had to do with the Macaroni fashion. Thomas Jefferson (13 April 1743 N.S.–4 July 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–09), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of Republicanism in the United States. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see Ambassador (disambiguation). ... Yankee Doodle is a well-known American song, often sung patriotically today . ... In 18th century England, a macaroni was a fashionable man who dressed and even spoke in an outlandishly affected manner. ...

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Chinese serve macaroni in noodle soup style. In the territory's Cha chaan tengs, macaroni in chicken stock, peas, black mushrooms, ham or frankfurter sausages, and optionally eggs often forms a breakfast course. The cha chaan teng ( tea restaurant) is a kind of restaurant commonly found in Hong Kong, famous for its eclectic menus which include a lot of localised non-Chinese dishes. ... Ham with cloves Technically, ham is the thigh and butt of any animal that is slaughtered for meat, but the term is usually restricted to a cut of pork, the haunch of a pig or boar. ... An egg is a body consisting of an ovum surrounded by layers of membranes and an outer casing of some type, which acts to nourish and protect a developing embryo. ...

Macaroni Art

Macaroni can be used to make macaroni pictures.

See also

• List of pasta

Some different colours and shapes of pasta, in a pasta specialty store in Venice. ...

External links

• Jefferson's notes on the French macaroni machine
• Making your own macaroni from scratch - step-by-step illustrated recipe in English

References

1. ^ Maccherone, Maccarone (Italian). Vocabolario Etimologico della Lingua Italiana di Ottorino Pianigiani. Retrieved on Febrary 24, 2007.