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Why are the edges on the long side of lasagna usually crimped?

Question #115907. Asked by star_gazer.
Last updated Sep 12 2016.

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According to this website, the edges are ruffled to help trap sauces, though lasagna noodles in Italy are usually totally flat.

link http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-lasagne.htm

Jul 11 2010, 8:33 AM
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Here's a new and improved lasagna noodle from a patent, but it gives you insight into the old noodle...much as abechstein has related:
The present invention is an improvement over such prior lasagna noodles. The lasagna noodle incorporating the principles of the present invention results in better compacting of the noodles with adjacent noodles, both above and below a given noodle, in the finally prepared lasagna. Another advantage of the noodles incorporating the principles of the present invention are that they retain more sauce in their corrugations and, thereby, more readily maintain the integrity of the lasagna during serving.

And, the lasagna noodle incorporating the principles of the present invention results in a more uniform distribution of the sauce in the lasagna product than did the prior noodles. Moreover, the proportion of noodle in the finished product may be larger for a given number of noodles when the noodle of the invention is employed than where the same number of prior noodles are employed or, conversely, a fewer number of noodles incorporating the principles of the present invention may be utilized than where the prior noodles are employed to obtain the same proportion of noodles in the finished product.

link http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4166136.html

Response last updated by Terry on Sep 12 2016.
Jul 11 2010, 10:01 AM
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