Tag : pasta history

Today Stefano Milioni tells us about the happy marriage between pasta and tomato, which led to the birth of pasta as we know it today. Only when it was combined with tomatoes did pasta become a real “dish” and a...

This Wednesday, Stefano Milioni takes us to Naples to find out that the “mangia mangiiamaccheroni” became such only through Spanish rule. And that dry pasta awaited a foreign guest to become a gourmet dish. Contrary to what anyone would imagine,...

Today Stefano Milioni explains the secrets of grain procurement and storage in ancient Rome. He thus takes us to discover the origin of pasta. We have seen in the previous installment, how Rome had reached 1.5 million inhabitants. Feeding a...

A rich excursus by Stefano Milioni on Italy’s most beloved food, pasta, starts today. From its humble origins in ancient Rome to the refinements of contemporary cuisine. Follow us every Wednesday to learn more and more. Throughout the world there...