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Nanoporous materials such as zeolites and silica play a crucial role in today modern society, with uses from fossil fuels to solar cells. Current policies in Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, has a focus towards a hands-on approach towards learning. As a case study, present pasta as a enjoyable and tasty method towards understanding nanoporous alumina, while exploring topics such as fast fourier transform for the analysis of pore structure, as well as deposition into the "pores".