Pasta is a type of food made from the flour of certain grains mixed with water and/or eggs, which is then kneaded and formed into various shapes, and boiled prior to consumption. Pasta can be found in numerous different forms; both fresh and dried and in many different shapes and varieties, probably the most famous of which is spaghetti. Maccaroni is a term encompassing various pasta shapes, but is most commonly used to refer to small thin pasta tubes.

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