World Pasta Day celebrates Italy symbol

(ANSA) - Parma, October 25 - The past, present and future of Italy's most famous food product internationally were celebrated on Tuesday as part of World Pasta Day.
    Manufacturer Barilla used the day to draw greater attention to historical facts about pasta, including that the oldest spaghetti is from 1837 and is preserved in the Museo della Pasta in Giarola di Collecchio (Parma), and to showcase technological advances in the industry and a new 3D pasta printer. At the Academia Barilla kitchen, the present was instead represented by the winner of the latest Pasta World Championship in the talent Chef section, Caterina Amelio.
    Barilla is the market leader in the sector with 1,143,000 tons of pasta produced and distributed throughout 100 counties in the world. One of the largest growing markets for pasta is Russia, which the International Pasta Organisation said consumed 1,106,000 tons in 2015 (7.8 kg pro capita) and was the site of World Pasta Day 2016. The Barilla group opened two new production lines in Russia in April 2015 in Solnechnogorsk, near Moscow, where 27,000 tons of pasta are expected to be produced this year. Barilla has also made a revolutionary 3D prototype in collaboration with the Dutch research center to produce fresh pasta in two minutes using only durum wheat flour and water. Paolo Barilla was as part of the events in Moscow named head of the International Pasta Organisation (IPO), which since its founding in 2005 has sought to promote the culture of pasta and healthy eating. The International Pasta Organisation is a non-profit organization with 26 members and representing 18 nations: Argentina, Belgium, brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, the US, Uruguay and Venezuela.