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Italian food before pasta and tomatoes
On Wednesday, September 11, 1996 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Ian Menzies wrote:
> A few of us at work were wondering about what people in Italy ate before > the introduction of pasta? As I recall, both pasta and pizza were > brought back to Italy by Marco Polo during the middle-ages. > I have also heard that the tomatoe was native to the Americas and was > introduced to Europe after 1492. What was served on pasta before > tomatoes arrived? Lots of pesto? Cream sauces? > Any answers will be appreciated. |
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