Pasta is a type of food typically made from an unleavened dough of wheat flour mixed with water or eggs, and formed into sheets or other shapes, then cooked by boiling or baking. Pasta was traditionally only made with durum, although the definition has been expanded to include alternatives for a gluten-free diet, such as rice flour, or legumes such as beans or lentils. While Asian noodles are believed to have originated in China, pasta is believed to have independently originated in Italy and is a staple food of Italian cuisine, with evidence of Etruscans making pasta as early as 400 BCE in Italy.

पास्ता इटली का व्यंजन है। यह यूरोप व अमेरिका के रेस्तराओं में खूब चलती है। पास्ता के अनेकों प्रकार उपलब्ध हैं। पास्ता की खूबी है कि इसे आप मिनटों में घर पर तैयार कर सकते हैं। यह काफी हद तक चीनी नूड्ल्स से मिलता है, क्योंकि यह आटे से तैयार किया जाता है।