Remembrance of Things Pasta: A Saucy Tale

Published: Feb. 13, 2018, 4:04 a.m.

It\u2019s one of food\u2019s most beautiful relationships: pasta and sauce. But which came first\u2014and how on Earth are you supposed to figure out which of those hundreds of shapes to serve with your pesto? With Valentine\u2019s Day round the corner, we bring you the saucy\u2014and occasionally scientific\u2014history of an Italian staple. Listen in now as we take you from the very first mention of \u201ca food of flour and water,\u201d served \u201cin the form of strings,\u201d to the cutting-edge shape-shifting pasta of tomorrow.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices