Pasta The Story of a Universal Food |
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| Author:
| Serventi, Silvano
Sabban, Françoise |
| Translator:
| Shugaar, Antony |
| Series title: | Arts and Traditions of the Table Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-12442-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2002 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $69.95 |
Book Description:
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Exploding the myth that Marco Polo discovered pasta in China and brought it back to Italy, this volume shows that pasta has existed in various forms throughout Middle Eastern, Asian, and even North African culinary cultures long before its appearance in the West.
Exploding the myth that Marco Polo discovered pasta in China and brought it back to Italy, this volume shows that pasta has existed in various forms throughout Middle Eastern, Asian, and even North African culinary cultures long before its appearance in the West.