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Mission: ImPASTAble 1 | Spaghetti Sucks

The Sporkful

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Posta Is a Mushroom Pasta, but It's Not a Choice

All posta is made with semelina. Semelina can be ground so it's especially coarse, or more powdery and fine. Frank says some posta makers claim that a coarser semelina makes the posta hold up better when cooked. But he's never seen that backed up with data.

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