The history of pasta is a mix of fantasy, technology and marketing. It is not enough to write a few pages for such a long and complex story that should deserve an entire book, but we don't want to start it here and now, because it is too late and it is time to go home to eat a really good dish of pasta.
Buon Appetito !
Dr. Daniel Fuentes
Madrid, May 21, 2004
References
Serventi S, Sabban F; Pasta: The Story of a Universal Food, Columbia University Press, 2003.
Alexander D, The Geography of Italian Pasta; Professional Geographer 2000:52(3);553-566.
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