whilst traditional handmade italian pasta, and artisan bronze-cut pastas have been gaining more of a foothold in the U.S in recent years, a group of researchers at MIT have other ideas in mind. the team are taking the phrase ‘don’t play with your food’ with a pinch of salt with their latest project—shapeshifting pasta pieces that come flat packed, and pop into form once water is added. the product
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