response: Yes, there are two main types, dried and fresh.
original_response: two categories of pasta are dried and fresh, I make mine fresh with the pasta machine
history: I love pasta. Havent had it in a while. Pasta is an Italian staple, for sure. How long has pasta been around? Pasta's first reference is from 1154 in Sicily. Wow, that long ago. What really is pasta, anyway? It's usually a noodle made from durum wheat flour that is mixed with eggs or water, then formed into shapes and boiled, or baked. Are there different types of pasta?
knowledge: Pastas may be divided into two broad categories, dried (''pasta secca'') and fresh (''pasta fresca'').