What type of flour do Italians use to make pasta?
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                            durum wheat flourTraditionally, Italian pasta is only produced from durum wheat flour to create what we also know as semolina pasta.. 
                    
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                                   The coarser-grained semolina flour is perfect for hard pastas, as it allows the pasta to keep its shape after cooking and gives the cooked pasta the "al dente" property that most people prefer. ... Durum flour, on the other hand, is used for softer noodles. 
                                
                            
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