Dough and dough nots: Pasta rules for pasta lovers

Asaro says that people should just eat one pasta dish instead of sampling various dishes at restaurants, as this can alter the flavour of the dish. — NERFEE MIRANDILLA/Unsplash

In modern times, the classic Italian staple of pasta is ubiquitous around the world, with 17 million tonnes produced annually.

While Italians eat about 27kg of pasta per person per year – the most amount of pasta of any nation across the globe (pasta consumption exceeds wheat production there) – the rest of the world is no less rabid about this carbohydrate-dense ingredient.