0_Apprentice
I kind of want to get more into making pasta, so I want to learn about pasta in general to get a handle on it. What can you tell me about it?
1_Wizard
Well pasta is a staple of itallian cuisine with it's first reference in Siciliy in 1154
0_Apprentice
Holy cow.. so it's been around for a while, huh? What are some more prominent pasta dishes?
1_Wizard
Well different pasta dishes use different kinds of pasta and cooking styles as well as sauces. 
0_Apprentice
Sure, that makes sense. Can you tell me anything specific or unique about pasta in general or pasta dishes?
1_Wizard
Well pasta can be divided into two broad catagories, dried and fresh. 
0_Apprentice
I see. I suppose that's most of what I could learn for now. But what's maybe one cool pasta fact that you like to tell others?