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Lasagna - Who Knew
Who doesn't love lasagna! The key to making an awesome lasagna is to use fresh ingredients. I also like lasagna from fancy restaurants. You know the kind I'm talking about, where they make 1 serving of lasagna at a time and the ingredients are really fresh...the noodles stick to the sauce (instead of sliding away from each other). Great cheese, great meat, great sauce and it all leads to a great lasagna.
When asked what country lasagna originated from, most would say "Italy". However, the term "lasagna" comes from the Greeks (who knew). The Italians used the word to refer to the dish in which lasagna is made. And before long, everybody started calling the meal "lasagna". True story.
Now, you think you know that lasagna originated in Greece and was popularized in Italy...kinda. The first recipe for lasagna was found in an English cookbook. Confused? Good.
With lasagna, it's all about the cheese...some lasagna recipes have multiple cheeses, most often ricotta and mozzarella. Traditional mozzarella is made in southern Italy, so the use of these two cheeses is typical of lasagna made in Naples or further south.
One type of lasagna is lasagna alla Bolognese, which uses parmigiano reggiano, bolognese sauce and nutmeg flavored sauce. Not many know that nutmeg is used in some versions of lasagna, but nutmeg adds a nice touch to any lasagna. Another version of lasagna is classic bologna, which is made with lasagna verdi, which includes spinach.
Outside of Italy, there are many different types of lasagna...especially in the United States. From artichoke spinach lasagna to spicy chipotle lasagna and everything in between.
In the United States, rippled sheets of pasta are common, but not in Northern Italy. In Northern Italy, rippled pasta sheets are typically made of durum or hard wheat which repels sauces " the ripples are designed to hold the sauce better. Emilia-Romagna egg pasta, which is made with soft wheat and drinks up the lasagna sauce and does not need the help of rippling.
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