How pasta became the world's favourite food

BBC ^ | June 15, 2011 | Caroline McClatchey

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

A friend of mine is from Albuquerque and she says our Mexican food in NorCal is crap.

[truth_seeker]

I favor Italian women, Mexican food, German cars and Irish music.

My Italian wife’s family serves pasta with mustard greens and olive oil.

[ansel12]

Well you have a pretty precise opinion on the vast region and selection, especially the part about them being open Christians, my Texan, New Mexican, Californian, Hispanic American family members all share my view.

[La Lydia]

I haven’t been there recently, we usually stick to the west side of the mountains. But the A&W drive-in there used to have out-of-this-world hamburgers.

[COBOL2Java]

I trace it back to "Lady and the Tramp"

[hellbender]

Yes, I have my doubts about their story, especially since they want to credit the Arabs for introducing spaghetti. East Asians do seem very fond of noodles.

[TheOldLady]

Thank God for Dreamfields low-carb pastas. Rotini, mmm, mmm, mmm!

[dervish]

It’s my favorite

[Silentgypsy]

Do you make your own fry bread for the N. tacos. Mine never comes out fluffy and puffy like the real thing.