Exercise: "Pasta" put the correct punctuation signs in the brackets use commas, semi-commas or periods.
Pasta[] a large family of shaped[] dried wheat pastes[] is a basic staple in many countries. Its origins are obscure. Rice pastes were known very early in China[] pastes made of wheat were used in India and Arabia long before they were introduced into Europe in the 11th or 12th century. According to legend[] Marco Polo brought a pasta recipe with him from Asia in 1295. Pasta quickly became a major element in the Italian diet[] and its use spread throughout Europe.
Pasta is made from durum wheat flour[] which makes a strong[] elastic dough. Hard durum wheat has the highest wheat protein value. The flour is mixed with water[] kneaded to form a thick paste[] and then forced through perforated plates or dies that shape it into one of more than 100 different forms. The macaroni die is a hollow tube with a steel pin in its center[] the spaghetti die lacks the steel pin and produces a solid cylinder of paste. Ribbon pasta is made by forcing the paste through thin slits in a die[] shells and other curved shapes are produced with more intricate dies. The shaped dough is dried carefully to reduce the moisture content to about 12 percent[] and properly dried pasta should remain edible almost indefinitely. Pastas can be colored with spinach or beet juice. The addition of egg produces a richer[] yellower pasta that is usually made in noodle form and is often sold undried.
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