Pasta

of delicious food that can satisfy anybody’s pallet. The country has a beef-oriented diet and grilled meat is a staple from the country. Milanesas, breaded and fried meat, are eaten as snacks or used when making sandwiches. Italian foods such as, pasta and pizza are also common foods that Argentines enjoy. One common combination is a pizza on top of a fainá, an unleavened pancake. Another interesting Argentine stable is the dulce de leche, a sweet jam that is used to fill cakes, in ice-cream…

It can be easily said that bread is to a French, what rice is to a Chinese and potato is to a German. Bread constitutes the most important part of a Frenchmen’s everyday food, considering this fact it can be easily said that the French are very particular about their breads (Durand, Rao, & Monin, 2007). They usually prefer a bread that is fresh, and baked just before consuming it. They also do consider the colour of bread also as in integral part in terms of the breads being consumed, some…

Oedipus is the character represented in my mask. First of all, the background of my mask is black to represent his dark and negative life. On top of the black background, I have a serpent's tail to represent when Oedipus solved the riddle of the Sphinx. Oedipus saved the city of Thebes from famine by getting rid of the Sphinx. The people of Thebes praised Oedipus by saying, “You saved us Faron the Sphinx, the flirty singer, and the tribute,” everyone is so happy that Oedipus arrived, so much…

Italian food is one of the most popular foods globally. The reason behind its worldwide popularity is because it has developed through many centuries through changes in social and political settings (Fortina, 2003 p.398). Origin of Italian dishes date back as the 4th B.C.E with the main origin areas in the ancient Roman Empire, Etruscan and ancient Greek. They were significant changes especially after the agrarian revolution in Europe as new crops were grown such as the potatoes, maize, pepper…

“Two dozen eggs, three pounds of bacon, pasta, and the parmesan cheese, do I have all that in the refrigerator, for the Pasta ala Carbonara?” The words that were accompanied by a heavy Italian accent flowed with clarity from my grandfather's mouth. “Yes, Papa, I’ll get it for you now,” I replied swiftly. “Papa” was his given nickname and all fifteen grandchildren, including myself have been calling him by that name since I can recall, even though at one point in time the only name he answered to…

disease, you cannot eat pasta, bread, certain rice, oatmeal, cake, Etc. Virtually, anything that contains flour. When on a gluten-free diet, some alternatives are rice and corn pasta, gluten-free bread and oatmeal, corn or rice cereal, and most fruits and vegetables. Given the advanced research and studies in our particular times, those who have celiac malady can live a healthy life as long as they…

Italy is a wonderful country, full of life and culture. The country’s extensive historical background gives way to diversity of all kinds, in every aspect of consideration. This marvelous wonderland is home to stunning natural beauty, astonishing landmarks, delicious food, many ancient cities, and hundreds of interesting, artistic pieces. Italy is technically a peninsula that is readily recognizable for its boot-shaped coast line, that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, and natural,…

AABBDD chromosomes originated from the hybridization between Aegilops tauschii Coss. (DD) and the tetraploid pasta wheat (AABB) (Haider, 2013). Pasta wheat or durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L.) is an example of tetraploid allopolyploid. T. aestivum exhibits desirable features for bread making is the most cultivated wheat, followed by T. turgidum which is the most suitable wheat for pasta-making (Pauly et al., 2013). Another examples of well-known polyploid plants are the tetraploid upland cotton…

Body dissatisfaction is so common among women that it is considered a normative female experience (Knobloch-Westerwick & Crane, 2012). Nearly half of American women experience poor body image (Peterson, Tantleff-Dunn, & Bedwell, 2006). Not only does body dissatisfaction prompt women to attempt to control their weight and shape through dieting (Groesz, Levine, & Murnen, 2002), but it is strongly correlated with eating disorder symptoms (Peterson et al., 2006). Furthermore, body dissatisfaction…

“The Girls in Their Summer Dresses” is a wonderful short story by Irwin Shaw, where the writer highlights an argument between a married couple on a Sunday morning in lower Manhattan. The husband, Michael is looking at other girls in the street, when his wife Frances is with him. He doesn’t realize what he is doing is hurting his wife. Mentally, he is immature that he doesn’t care about anyone’s feelings but his own. He wants every woman he sees even though he has a beautiful wife. This is just…