Pasta Bike for Tortellini This simple but versatile accessory has been completely renewed in both design and function. The new design is backed by high quality workmanship to make the gadget particularly sturdy and easy to use. By regulating the number and the distance between the wheels, the pasta can be cut in different sizes for obtaining Lasagne etc. By cutting the dough sheet first lengthwise and then across, squares of pasta can be obtained for Crackers and Tortellini. To remove and regulate the distance between the wheels, it is necessary to widen the handle by pulling outwards and then remove the rod as shown in the figure. The 9 sliding wheels on the rod are reinforced with metal inserts and the handle is made of crystal-clear polycarbonate. The success of pasta! Because of the success of the “Mediterranean diet” nutritional model, pasta is conquering a growing number of admirers worldwide. The reason for this success is to be found in the characteristics of the food that is easy to make even at home, quick to cook, tasty, easily digestible, nourishing, cheap and above all, fun! In the kitchen, pasta allows us to free our imagination and create recipes that will not fail to amaze and satisfy the most demanding palates of friends and relatives. Pasta as we know it (maccheroni, spaghetti, etc.) was born in Sicily and precisely in Trabia near Palermo. A particular type of pasta, called “itryah” in Arabic was made here. Vermicelli di Tria are well known in Palermo even today. At the end of the 18th century pasta was generally called “maccheroni” and the term included: lasagne, drawn pasta, filled pasta and so on.