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Before the invention of pasta, grains were consumed as a gruel or grain paste or were ground into flour and eaten as bread. Pasta noodles were likely developed as an alternative to gruel or bread. Pasta noodles can be created even where there is no oven, or not enough fuel to support an oven. In contrast, producing bread requires a great investment in time and effort. Noodles dating back to about 2000 B.C. have been found near Lajia at the Huang He in Western China.[2] Although the site was devastated by an earthquake followed by a flood, the yellow noodles survived in an upside-down clay pot under a thick layer of loess. Archeologist Houyuan Lu discovered the noodles and was able to take photos. Analysis showed that the noodles, with a length of approximately half a meter and a diameter of three millimeters, were produced from millet. i am surprised...