For people who wax poetic about food, this is no overstatement about Americans' love affair with pasta.
Italian food, which its pasta and pizza, turned out to be the most popular of all.
Besides, pasta was the quintessentialcomfort foodduring a troubling time.
“Top 10” lists often contain the usual suspects.
This means it’s crucial to know when pasta has gone bad.
This is a minor inconvenience compared to the possibility of contracting food poisoning from pasta that has spoiled.
But this contrast isn’t always visible on pasta, especially early on.
This is why pasta that has been refrigerated for a few days deserves extra scrutiny.
Bad pasta may be changing color and feature moldy streaks of white, gray, or green.
If looks alone don’t alert you to trouble, then take a whiff of the pasta.
Food & Drug Administrationsays.
It’s also worth checking thetemperature inside your refrigerator.
