Do Italian people eat whole wheat pasta?

In general most Italians prefer to eat "normal pasta" that is "refined pasta", even if an increasing number is reverting to whole wheat pasta, because it's healthier. I'm interested in healthy food so I tried whole wheat pasta, but I have to admit that "refined pasta" tastes better. read more

In general most Italians prefer to eat "normal pasta" that is "refined pasta", even if an increasing number is reverting to whole wheat pasta, because it's healthier. I'm interested in healthy food so I tried whole wheat pasta, but I have to admit that "refined pasta" tastes better. read more

These real-deal whole-grains make the pasta rich in vitamins, minerals, protein and fiber. A 1-cup serving of cooked whole-wheat spaghetti has about 23% of your daily fiber (white pasta has 9%) and 16% of your protein. read more

Like all Italian dried pasta, it is made under rigid Government controls from hard durum-wheat flour, called semola di grano duro in Italian and semolina in English. (Durum-wheat flour is higher in protein and better able to stand up to the rigors of pasta making and cooking than softer bread flour, which is used for making most pasta fresca. read more