Found Objects - a history podcast

6: The war on pasta - history of the pasta ban + more

04.10.2024 - By Katy BellottePlay

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Can you believe there was a time when Mussolini tried to BAN PASTA in ITALY?! Today on Found Objects podcast, we dive into modern food trends, and then instances of crazy, outright food bans - whether they were justified or not. But spoiler: it didn’t matter - people found a way to eat what they wanted to eat regardless of the bans! Pasta, alcohol, absinthe, and milk… all that and more on today’s episode of Found Objects.  Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/foundobjectspodcast SOURCES: https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-should-know-about-prohibition bigthink.com/the-past/pasta-italy-mussolini/ food52.com/drinks/spirits-liquor/27829-the-history-of-absinthe www.britannica.com/biography/Filippo-Tommaso-Marinetti www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/the-devil-in-a-little-green-bottle-a-history-of-absinthe/ www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/benito-mussolini www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/03/raw-milk-legalized-states-unpasteruized-disease-risks-public-health/70369454007/ americadomani.com/that-time-mussolini-tried-to-ban-pasta-in-italy/ worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/raw-milk-legal-states www.britannica.com/art/Futurism thebeaconbeat.org/2022/12/22/american-food-vs-european-food-why-is-there-such-a-difference/

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