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100
1st Century AD
Lagana - fine sheets of fried dough -
500
5th Century AD
Cookbook describes a dish called lagana that consisted of layers of dough with meat stuffing, an ancestor of modern-day lasagna. -
1300
13th Century AD
First concrete information concerning pasta products in Italy -
1400
14th Century
Dried pasta became popular for its easy storage -
1740
A license for the first pasta factory was issued in Venice. -
18th Century
Description of the first Italian tomato sauces. Before tomato sauce was introduced, pasta was eaten dry with the fingers; the liquid sauce demanded the use of a fork.