Head down to your favourite Italian restaurant or make a pan of this delicious dish in your oven at home, either way is an excellent way to celebrate National Lasagna Day. This day is observed annually on 29 July.
A flat, wide pasta, lasagna is probably one of the oldest pastas and is used to make a dish by layering the lasagna sheets with various ingredients and sauces in between topped with cheese.
The origin of Lasagna is debated with varying theories, one being that the word “lasagna” refers to dish or pot is was cooked in and not necessarily to the food itself.
The famous cartoon character Garfield, loves lasagna and eats it everyday. Lasagna was also featured in a 14th century cookbook.
Celebrate National Lasagna Day by finding a recipe and make a delicious lasagna dish at home, be adventurous and try something new, like a vegetarian spinach and mushroom lasagna, seafood lasagna, white cheese and chicken lasagna, zucchini lasagna or a portobello mushroom lasagna.
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