What is the pasta/noodle thing called when it's hard and isn't Spaghetti yet?

Question

I know it has a specific name to it, I just don't remember.

It's not made into pasta yet..

Answer 1

Spaghetti refers to a specific shape and size of pasta.  It's an uncooked spaghetti noodle when it's hard.  Or macaroni, or linguini, or lasagna or whatever.

Answer 2

i was going to say aldente but that means its just hard im not sure what your talking about other than that

Answer 3

see link

Answer 4

semolina

vermicelli  

shells

lasagna

fettucini

Answer 5

Ramen?

Answer 6

Spaghetti is spaghetti, whether it's cooked or raw.  If it hasn't been shaped yet, it's pasta dough.

Answer 7

Dry pasta.

Answer 8

I would just think it'd be called dehydrated pasta?  I dont know...I found how they make, while i was Googling what a technical term for it might be :)  I thought it was interesting

How is pasta made?

1. Mixing

American dry pasta is made with semolina, which is produced by grinding kernels of durum wheat. Sometimes other hard wheats are also used. The semolina is mixed with water until it forms a dough. If any other ingredients are being added to the pasta, such as eggs to make egg noodles, or spinach or tomato to make red or green colored pasta, those ingredients are added at this stage.

2. Extruding

The dough is kneaded until it reaches the correct consistency, and then it is pushed, or extruded, through a die, a metal disc with holes in it. The size and shape of the holes in the die determine what the shape of the pasta will be. For instance, dies with round or oval holes will produce solid, long shapes of pasta, such as spaghetti. When the extruded pasta reaches the right length, it is cut with sharp blades that rotate beneath the die.

3. Drying

The pasta is then sent through large dryers which circulate hot, moist air to slowly dry the pasta. Because different pasta shapes vary in degrees of thickness, they dry for different lengths of time. Most take 5 or 6 hours to dry.

4. Packing

The dried pasta is then packed in bags or boxes. Some of the more fragile pasta shapes, such as lasagne and manicotti, are often packed by hand to protect them from breaking.

Answer 9

Do you mean "Al Dente" or firm to the tooth?  Where the pasta is cooked, but still has some texture, not like chef boyardee mush?