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impasta

impasta noun: pasta analogue created by using ingredients that are not grains (ie. semolina, maize, rice) or grain substitutes (ie. potato, quinoa), such as a sheet of pasta analogue made out of gelatin.

Noun

impasta (uncountable)

  1. (molecular gastronomy) Pasta analogue created by using ingredients that are not grains (ie. semolina, maize, rice) or grain substitutes (ie. potato, quinoa), such as a sheet of pasta analogue made out of gelatin

Origin of impasta

Blend of imposter + pasta Coined in 2013 by American celebrity molecular gastronomy chef Richard Blais

Questions about impasta

What does impasta mean?
Impasta means pasta analogue created by using ingredients that are not grains (ie. semolina, maize, rice) or grain substitutes (ie. potato, quinoa), such as a sheet of pasta analogue made out of gelatin.
What part of speech is impasta?
Impasta is a noun.

Words near impasta in the dictionary

  1. impassive
  2. impassively
  3. impassiveness
  4. impassivities
  5. impassivity
  6. impasta
  7. impastation
  8. impastations
  9. Impastato
  10. impaste
  11. impasted

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