ASK Magazine January 2025. Who invented noodles-- and when? How do you make noodles? What makes instant ramen noodles different? Find out with this delicious issue of ASK!
Cover art by Jason Mecier
Do you know your noodles? Learn how to tell your cavatappi from your cannelloni and find out what noodles around the world are made of. (It’s not just wheat flour!) Speaking of wheat flour, what is it that makes pasta so springy and stretchy and why can’t some people eat it? Say “Guten tag” to gluten! Discover the surprising history of noodles, from ancient China to your own dinner table! Check out noodle art, take an eye-opening and mouthwatering visit to a pasta factory, and more!
Plus, ASK has several opportunities for hands-on learning! Make your very own noodles at home, submit your pasta art to our monthly contest, and even learn a clever trick involving spaghetti! This issue of ASK is a feast for curious and creative minds!
Enjoy features including:
· “Noodles! A Twisty History” by Daniela Weil
· “What Is Gluten?” by Daniela Weil
· “Pasta Polly’s Guide to Polite Noodle Eating” by Daniela Weil
· “The Noodles I Love Best” by Daniela Weil
· “Artists Play With Their Food” by Leonardo da Vermicelli
· “At the Pasta Factory”
· “Magic Noodles” by Tracy Vonder Brink
· “Make Your Own Noodles”
· “Know Your Noodles” by Mack Aroni
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Regular features of ASK Magazine include Nosy News, Nestor’s Dock, Ask Jimmy and the Bug, Contest and Letters, Marvin’s Clever Tricks, and Marvin and Friends.
