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Episode Description: Did Marco Polo really bring pasta to Italy? Or is that just a saucy myth? In this episode of Lexiconned, TJ boils over the false origins and savory truth behind spaghetti—from its linguistic roots to its role in shaping Italian identity. Pull up a chair, grab a fork, and dig in.
Sources:
- Oxford English Dictionary
- The Oxford Companion to Food
- Alan Davidson, The Penguin Companion to Food
- Encyclopedia of Pasta by Oretta Zanini De Vita
- Smithsonian Magazine
- Food Timeline.org
- Talmudic references and medieval Arab cookbooks
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