A Short History of Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce (Hardcover)

THE MYTHS SURROUNDING THE WORLD'S FAVOURITE DISH, DEBUNKED Did Marco Polo bring pasta back from China, or is that a myth? How did the Neapolitan "macharoni" turn into the ubiquitous spaghetti? Is it even an Italian dish? 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 a distinctive element of culinary tradition. It took almost two thousand years and input from the Far East, the Arabic world, and the Americas, for the dish to take centre stage. Its development is the result of chance encounters, unplanned exchanges, and unpredictable intersections. As we dig in search of spaghetti's origins, we find its strands wrap right around the world. "Learned and entertaining."-Il Giornale

General

Imprint:	Europa Compass
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2021
Authors:	Massimo Montanari
Translators:	Gregory Conti
Dimensions:	210 x 135 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-1-78770-328-5
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Italian
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	1-78770-328-2
Barcode:	9781787703285

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