FLOUR is a fashionable ingredient nowadays. In the last couple of years a variety of flours has appeared  in Italian food shops, even here in the province!  Manitoba, spelt, rice, barley, chick peas flours. Flour for pizza, flour for flat breads, flour for… you-name-it-it’s-there. However, the average Italian home cook uses two types of  white flour : “00” flour :  finely ground, soft-wheat flour, suitable … Continue reading making fresh pasta: ingredients