history: So I am a big pasta fan.  I grew up on it and I don't even come from an Italian family.  Do you like pasta?
knowledge: Pasta () is a staple food of traditional Italian cuisine, with the first reference dating to 1154 in Sicily.
response: I'm okay to pasta, they were first mentioned in 1154 Sicily, do you find that interesting?
history: So I am a big pasta fan.  I grew up on it and I don't even come from an Italian family.  Do you like pasta?
I'm okay to pasta, they were first mentioned in 1154 Sicily, do you find that interesting?
I knew it went back a long ways, but I was unaware it was that long ago.  I like the fact that there are so many pasta dishes to choose from
knowledge: There are large number of evolutions and variants of the traditional dishes.
response: Yeah, there are many evolutions and also variations of the traditional dishes.
history: So I am a big pasta fan.  I grew up on it and I don't even come from an Italian family.  Do you like pasta?
I'm okay to pasta, they were first mentioned in 1154 Sicily, do you find that interesting?
I knew it went back a long ways, but I was unaware it was that long ago.  I like the fact that there are so many pasta dishes to choose from
Yeah, there are many evolutions and also variations of the traditional dishes.
That makes sense, I doubt people would want the same thing every time and someone decided to be adventurous. Can you tell me anything else about Italian cuisine?
knowledge: It has developed through centuries of social and economic changes, with roots stretching to antiquity.
response: Well, it has developed over the hundreds of years of economic and social changes.
history: So I am a big pasta fan.  I grew up on it and I don't even come from an Italian family.  Do you like pasta?
I'm okay to pasta, they were first mentioned in 1154 Sicily, do you find that interesting?
I knew it went back a long ways, but I was unaware it was that long ago.  I like the fact that there are so many pasta dishes to choose from
Yeah, there are many evolutions and also variations of the traditional dishes.
That makes sense, I doubt people would want the same thing every time and someone decided to be adventurous. Can you tell me anything else about Italian cuisine?
Well, it has developed over the hundreds of years of economic and social changes.
Yes it has.  It has come a long way from just plain noodles and olive oil
knowledge: Pastas may be divided into two broad categories, dried (''pasta secca'') and fresh (''pasta fresca'').
response: Yeah, also there are two wide categories of pasta, dried and fresh. Which one do you prefer?
history: So I am a big pasta fan.  I grew up on it and I don't even come from an Italian family.  Do you like pasta?
I'm okay to pasta, they were first mentioned in 1154 Sicily, do you find that interesting?
I knew it went back a long ways, but I was unaware it was that long ago.  I like the fact that there are so many pasta dishes to choose from
Yeah, there are many evolutions and also variations of the traditional dishes.
That makes sense, I doubt people would want the same thing every time and someone decided to be adventurous. Can you tell me anything else about Italian cuisine?
Well, it has developed over the hundreds of years of economic and social changes.
Yes it has.  It has come a long way from just plain noodles and olive oil
Yeah, also there are two wide categories of pasta, dried and fresh. Which one do you prefer?
I prefer fresh obviously, dried doesn't taste the same. How would one make some pasta anyway?
knowledge: Durum wheat semolina or flour, common farina or flour, or combination of both is mixed with water and eggs (for egg noodles) and other optional ingredients (like spinach, tomato, herbs and etc.).
response: So, there's flour or durum wheat semolina, farina or flour, or some combination of both gets mixed with eggs and water. There are also optional ingredients as well such as tomatoes or herbs or spinach and more!