De Cecco - Egg Lasagna No. 112

Lasagna is one of the oldest known pasta varieties. Probably corresponding to the Latin "Lagana" (which in turn derives from the Greek "laganon", a large, flat sheet of dough cut into strips), this pasta variety has been known as "Lasagna" since the year 1000. The first traces of its widespread use as "Lasagna" can be found in the writings of the most famous Italian poets of the 12th century. "Granel di pepe vince / per virtù la lasagna" writes Jacopone da Todi. Cecco Angiolieri, on the other hand, admonishes his readers: "chi de l'altrui farina fa lasagne / il su' castello non ha ne muro ne fosso".

Always one of the most famous and popular pasta varieties in Italian cuisine, the best known and simplest recipe for lasagna is that with meat sauce, béchamel, and Parmesan, while lately mozzarella is being used more and more frequently.

Versions without tomato sauce, which instead use mushrooms or vegetables, are also widespread.