Assertion: pasta | /r/HasProperty | a luxury item
Facets:
value: in the course of its history
type: TEMPORAL
value: in italy
type: LOCATION
value: because of high labour costs
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: 18.Dry pasta used to be a luxury item in Italy, because of high labour costs, as the semolina had to be kneaded for a long time.
text: In the course of its history, pasta has been both a luxury, and only recently (in the nineteenth century), a popular food.