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Chefs roll out pasta dough and then use tools that shape the noodles. This tool is shaping long, thin, round spaghetti noodles.

Sometimes, instead of meatballs, spaghetti is served with a special sauce called Bolognese. It has tomatoes and ground meat in it. Sometimes the meat is Italian sausage. Some people prefer Bolognese to meatballs.

Explore links

▶	National Pasta Association: History of Pasta
▶	Essential Italy: Pasta Facts
▶	Wonderopolis: Why Does Pasta Come in So Many Shapes?

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Making Connections

Text-to-Self

Do you like to eat spaghetti? What is your favorite food?

Text-to-Text

Have you read any other books about food? What did you learn?

Text-to-World

Spaghetti first became popular in Italy. What other popular foods come from countries outside the United States?

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