Homemade Pastas

People tend to associate pasta with Italy, but all the countries around the Mediterranean are particularly fond of both plain and stuffed pasta. Homemade pastas are probably more common on the islands than on the Greek mainland, because these places remained under Venetian or Genoese rule for many years. Plain flourand-water pasta, prepared by rolling the same dough used for phyllo pastry, is considered a convenience food. It is usually made in the winter, when few vegetables or greens are available.