Coloured Pasta

The only traditional coloured pasta is the green one. All the others are modern fancy variations, which I don’t think are worth considering.

To make the green colour, a small quantity of spinach is added to the dough. The primary purpose of the spinach is to colour the dough and, although the taste is not affected very much, it helps to make the pasta creamier and softer. The cooking time for spinach pasta is slightly longer. This green sfoglia is usually used for t