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Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It constitutes an autonomous Region of ___MASK40___ , along with surrounding minor islands , officially referred to as " Regione Siciliana " ( in Italian , Sicilian Region ). ___MASK2___ is a powder made by grinding raw grains or roots and used to make many different foods . Cereal ___MASK2___ is the main ingredient of bread , which is a staple food for many cultures , making the availability of adequate supplies of ___MASK2___ a major economic and political issue at various times throughout history . Wheat ___MASK2___ is one of the most important ingredients in Oceanic , European , South American , North American , Middle Eastern , North Indian and North African cultures , and is the defining ingredient in their styles of breads and pastries . Baking is ___MASK17___ method of cooking food that uses prolonged dry heat , normally in an oven , but also in hot ashes , or on hot stones . The most common baked item is ___MASK19___ but many other types of foods are baked . Heat is gradually transferred " from the surface of cakes , cookies , and breads to their centre . As heat travels through it transforms batters and doughs into baked goods with ___MASK17___ firm dry crust and ___MASK17___ softer centre ". Baking can be combined with grilling to produce ___MASK17___ hybrid barbecue variant by using both methods simultaneously , or one after the other . Baking is related to barbecuing because the concept of the masonry oven is similar to that of ___MASK17___ smoke pit . ___MASK46___ is ___MASK17___ staple food of traditional Italian cuisine , with the first reference dating to 1154 in Sicily . It is also commonly used to refer to the variety of pasta dishes . Typically , pasta is ___MASK17___ noodle made from an unleavened ___MASK81___ of ___MASK17___ durum wheat ___MASK2___ mixed with water or eggs and formed into sheets or various shapes , then cooked by boiling or baking . It can also be made with ___MASK2___ from other cereals or grains . Pastas may be divided into two broad categories , dried (" pasta secca ") and fresh (" pasta fresca "). Boiling is the rapid vaporization of ___MASK17___ liquid , which occurs when ___MASK17___ liquid is heated to its boiling ___MASK68___ , the ___MASK56___ at which the vapor pressure of the liquid is equal to the pressure exerted on the liquid by the surrounding atmosphere . There are two main types of boiling ; nucleate boiling where small bubbles of vapour form at discrete points , and critical heat flux boiling where the boiling surface is heated above ___MASK17___ certain critical ___MASK56___ and ___MASK17___ film of vapor forms on the surface . Transition boiling is an intermediate , unstable form of boiling with elements of both types . The boiling ___MASK68___ of water is 100 ° C or 212 ° F , but is lower with the decreased atmospheric pressure found at higher altitudes . Mafalde ( mafalde ) is ___MASK17___ type of ribbon pasta noodles . They are characterized by their long , fairly wide rectangular shape and curly edges . ___MASK81___ is a thick , malleable , sometimes elastic , paste made out of any grains , leguminous or chestnut crops . ___MASK81___ is typically made by mixing ___MASK2___ with a small amount of water and / or other liquid , and sometimes includes yeast or other leavening agents as well as other ingredients such as various fats or flavorings . Noodles are ___MASK17___ staple food in many cultures made from unleavened ___MASK81___ which is stretched , extruded , or rolled flat and cut into one of ___MASK17___ variety of shapes . A single noodle can be made , eaten , or extracted from ___MASK17___ serving of noodles , but it is far more common to serve and eat many at once , and thus more common to see the plural form of the word . ___MASK17___ cereal is any grass cultivated for the edible components of its grain ( botanically , ___MASK17___ type of fruit called ___MASK17___ caryopsis ), composed of the endosperm , germ , and bran . Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop and are therefore staple crops . Edible grains from other ___MASK66___ families , such as buckwheat ( Polygonaceae ), quinoa ( Amaranthaceae ) and chia ( Lamiaceae ), are referred to as pseudocereals .