Few foods have such universal appeal as pasta. Historians believe the Chinese were making pasta as far back as 3,500 years ago, and that it spread from Asia to Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Now ...

Who first introduced spaghetti to Italy? Well, you often hear that it was Marco Polo who introduced pasta to Italy after his return from China. And it was discovered by one of his sailors, a Venetian ...

Widely shared social media posts claimed in January 2025 that spaghetti, often regarded as a quintessentially Italian dish, actually owes its origins to Arab traders who introduced dried pasta to ...