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Nor pasta. So what did Italians actually eat? I've always wondered.
by analog31 5y ago
Nor pasta. So what did Italians actually eat? I've always wondered.
- synthc 5y agoThere are records of pasta being prepared in Italy from back to the first century AD
- klyrs 5y agoCome to think of it... those were Romans, not Italians. Italy didn't exist until its unification in 1861, all these new world veggies are entirely "traditional Italian"...
- synthc 5y agoI recall that when I was in Chiavenna (in the north, bordering Switzerland) there is a valley with a large chestnut forest. Chestnuts used to be a staple in that region. You can also read up on the ancient roman diet, there are many sources on that.
- morpheos137 5y agoFish, bread, olive oil, beef, pork, wine, basically the ancient roman diet continued until the crusades at least.