Quite the notorious dish, the Roman classic of Pasta e Ceci has caused many an argument on how it should be prepared. For this reason, there are many variations of the dish throughout the Eternal City. It could take weeks to try all of the different forms of Pasta e Ceci, a pasta dish featuring chickpeas as the main ingredient. Pasta with chickpeas can also be made as a soup. When making Pasta e Ceci, the chickpeas are soaked and dried during preparation. This dish also includes chopped vegetables and legumes.