Episode Description: Did Marco Polo really bring pasta to Italy? Or is that just a saucy myth? In this episode of Lexiconned, TJ boils over the false origins and savory truth behind spaghetti—from its linguistic roots to its role in shaping Italian identity. Pull up a chair, grab a fork, and dig in.

Sources:

• Oxford English Dictionary
• The Oxford Companion to Food
• Alan Davidson, The Penguin Companion to Food
• Encyclopedia of Pasta by Oretta Zanini De Vita
• Smithsonian Magazine
• Food Timeline.org
• Talmudic references and medieval Arab cookbooks

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