Editing Pasta (section)

===In modern times===
The art of pasta making and the devotion to the food as a whole has evolved since pasta was first conceptualized. In 2008, it was estimated that Italians ate over {{cvt|60|lb|kg|order=flip}} of pasta per person, per year, easily beating Americans, who ate about {{cvt|20|lb|kg|0|order=flip}} per person.<ref name="lifeinitaly.com">{{cite web|last=Demetri|first=Justin|title=History of Pasta|url=http://www.lifeinitaly.com/food/pasta-history.asp|access-date=29 March 2012|archive-date=23 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723190531/http://www.lifeinitaly.com/food/pasta-history.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pasta is so beloved in Italy that individual consumption exceeds the average production of wheat of the country; thus, Italy frequently imports wheat for pasta making. In contemporary society, pasta is ubiquitous and there is a variety of types in local supermarkets, in many countries. With the worldwide demand for this staple food, pasta is now largely mass-produced in factories and only a tiny proportion is crafted by hand.<ref name="lifeinitaly.com"/>