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Pasta is an iconic symbol of Italy and its cuisine. Hundreds of shapes and thousands of recipes give expression to the culture and products of the country's regions. But spaghetti with tomato sauce remains Italy's identity dish par excellence. Massimo Montanari goes in search of the dish's true origins, tracing its history along the multiple, intricate routes taken by its raw ingredients to merge and become the distinctive element of a whole culinary tradition. Did medieval explorer Marco Polo bring pasta back from China, or is that a myth? How did the Neapolitan macharoni turn into the ubiquitous spaghetti? And is it even an Italian dish? In the kitchen, the blending of practices and traditions is as necessary as seasoning. It took almost two thousand years and input from the Far East, the Arabic world, and the Americas, for spaghetti with tomato sauce to take centre stage. Its development is the result of chance encounters, unplanned exchanges, and unpredictable intersections. The deeper we dig in search of the dish's origins, the more we find its strands wrap right around the world.Product Identifiers
PublisherEuropa Editions (Uk) LTD
ISBN-139781787703285
eBay Product ID (ePID)8049067486
Product Key Features
Publication Year2021
SubjectHistory
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameA Short History of Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce
TypeTextbook
AuthorMassimo Montanari
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height210 mm
Item Width135 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorMassimo Montanari