spaghetti of colours(eatable ma?)


spaghetti of colours(eatable ma?)


嘩!原來義大利粉係由中國傳過來的:

The earliest known records of noodles in Europe are found on Etruscan tomb decorations from the 4th century BC. Recently noodles dating back to about 2000 BC have been found near Lajia at the Huang He in Western China. The site was devastated by an earthquake followed by a flood. The yellow noodles survived in an upside down clay pot underneath a thick layer of loess. Archeologist Houyuan Lu discovered the noodles and was able to take some photos. Analysis showed that the noodles with a length of approximately half a meter and a diameter of three millimeters were produced from millet.

Utensils that are thought to have been used to make pasta were also found in the ruins of Pompeii, where other Chinese objects were found, the silk road having extended to Rome in 30 BC. Thus, we know the popular legend of Marco Polo bringing back pasta to Italy from China is absolutely false. Note, however, that Chinese noodles before the age of industrialized food production were always used fresh, and they are comprised of one giant noodle mass through the cooking process because it is considered bad luck in China to cut noodles before serving them to eat.

see link to wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasta