Is egg included in macaroni?

No there is not. Macaroni is produced with durum wheat and water. For this reason there isn't any foreign substance within. The Ministry of Agriculture has banned to add substances to the macaronis other than macaronis with additives (such macaroni with egg, vitamin, spinach and tomato)

Does macaroni makes us get fat?

No it does no. The calorie of a 100 gr cooked macaroni is approximately equal to 370 calories. What should be cared is the preparation of the sauce. The sauce should be prepared with small amount of oil. The macaroni dish types made with a small amount of oil or butter are within the diet schedules.

What is Al dente?

Dent means tooth. So Al Dente means appropriate for tooth (rare) and it is deemed as the cooking style for macaroni. All the macaronis shoukd be cooked Al Dente. Overcooked macaronis get a dough taste and appearance and does not absorb the sauce added. Besides overcooked macaroni is hard to digest.

Is macaroni made of flour?

Macaroni is not made of flour. Macaroni is produced from semolina. And semolina is produced from grounded wheat. But the wheat kind fron which the semolina is produced is a different one, that is Triticum Durum wheat. Triticum Durum wheat has a glass like appearance.

How long it takes to cook a macaroni?

The time for cooking varies according to the types of macaroni. But the cooking periods stated at the back of Nuh'un Ankara Makarnasi are the periods on which necessary researches are made to determine the cooking time. Macaronis are cooked according to the stated times.

How is Spaghetti cooked?

Spaghetti is cooked the same as the other macaronis but they should not be broken to keep the appearance and taste.

What has been used in macaroni production?

Only semolina and wheat are used for macaroni production. Egg is not used during the production provided that it is not a macaroni with egg type. Vegetable, sauce, vitamin and etc can e used for flavored types of macaroni,