Wednesday is one of the biggest carbohydrate consumption days of the year.

October 17 is National Pasta Day and many businesses celebrate with offers and gifts for beloved and versatile food.

According to the website of the holiday invented www.nationalpastaday.com, there are more than 600 known pasta shapes.

Ranker.com, a participatory ranking site, has identified the 10 most popular types: fettuccine, penne, ravioli, spaghetti, tortellini, angel hair, farfalle, linguine, rigatoni and rotini.

October is also the national month of pasta and if an Italian dish is not enough, it is also the national pizza month.

In addition, the promotion of the Olive Garden endless pasta bowl lasts until November 18th.

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Offers

Here are the best deals and current promotions available at participating locations. For more security, check with your nearest town before leaving.

Applebee & # 39; s: For a limited time, participating establishments offer new neighborhood pasta served with a baguette. Find pasta varieties on www.applebees.com.

Biaggi & # 39; s Ristorante Italiano: Join the Biaggi Club at www.biaggis.com/club-biaggis for discounts.

Buca di Beppo: The chain offers special pasta this month and a contest for the chance to win a trip for two to Italy. Sign up for the Buca E-Club at www.bucadibeppo.com/eclub.

The Carrabba Italian Grill: Spaghetti Pomodoro, Linguini Positano and Fettuccine Alfredo cost $ 10 on Wednesdays.

Corner Bakery Café: Buy a pasta dish, get a free Wednesday with a coupon. One offer per order and dinner only at participating establishments.

Fazoli & # 39; s: Sign up for the channel's eFamily club at www.fazolis.com/family and receive a free welcome gift.

Jewel-Osco: Get a free Signature Select pasta box on Wednesday by saying "Lots a Pasta" on the register to be able to redeem them. Limit of one per customer.

Maggiano & # 39; s: For a limited time, take home free classic pasta when ordering specialty pasta, chef's pasta or other classic pasta with the dish "Today and Tomorrow". In addition, join the Maggiano e-Club at www.maggianos.com/e-club and get a coupon for $ 10 off.

Garden of olive trees: The promotion of the Never Ending pasta bowl, which lasts eight weeks, continues until November 18th. The bowl of pasta starts at $ 10.99.

Piada Italian Street Food: The chain will be serving Barilla Spaghetti Rigati in all restaurants all day Wednesday for National Pasta Day. This is a national test of a new recipe and the first time the company has used a different type of pasta since it opened in 2010.

Macaroni Grill by Romano: The chain celebrates National Pasta Month by offering first responders free meals. Until October 31, police officers, firefighters, emergency services personnel, paramedics and hospital medical staff can purchase a ricotta meatball dish and spaghetti. from their mother for dinner when they eat and show their identity card.

Explore the kitchen: Until Wednesday, get $ 5 off the box of two pounds of Amazon brand organic red lentil penne pasta labeled with code 289V17W9.

Giusto Sapore: On Wednesday, the Italian and Mediterranean fine dining company will hold a flash sale on Amazon. Get 50% off the brand's pasta bearing the 50pastaday code at the one-day sale.

Sfoglini: Get 20% off Wednesday at www.sfoglini.com with promo code PASTADAY20.

More offers for October 17

Quiznos: Also on Wednesday, participating Quiznos will have $ 1 Gyro flatbreads. Earn discounts with the Quiznos' Toasty Points loyalty program. Download the application from www.quiznos.com/toastypoints.

Thomas: To celebrate the extension of its nationwide Swirl Bread line, Thomas has created a Cinnamon Raisin Swirl Bread scented candle and is organizing a contest to offer 500 limited edition candles on the company's Instagram page, @ThomasBreakfast. Enter the contest until 11:59 pm EAST Wednesday commenting on the Instagram post with their "sweetest memory of Swirl Bread".

Villa italian cuisine: The chain celebrates its ninth annual rendezvous or "Wednesday" by distributing slices of free Neapolitan cheese pizza. Sign up for a coupon at www.freesliceday.com. Limit of one per person.

Kelly Tyko is a consumer columnist and retail journalist for Treasure Coast Newspapers and TCPalm.com, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK network. Read her Bargainista tips on TCPalm.com/Bargainista, follow her on Twitter @KellyTyko and send him an email to [email protected]. Sign up for his weekly newsletter at www.tcpalm.com/newsletters.

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