Food 101 Review, now in its fifth season, explores the fascinating origins of pasta and its remarkable journey through history.

So, Shafi, what are we going to talk about today?

Well, we talk about some origin of pasta.

I just came back from Italy.

I eat lots of pasta.

You

know, you go back to your house, you go back to your mom, your dad, you know, you always, when I go over there, it's always, you know, food, food, food, food, food.

It's not just food 101.

It's just food,

food, food.

Food, food, food people.

Yes.

So let's talk about the, you know, the origin of the pasta.

Of course, you know, the pasta, it's always remained, for the Italian cuisine, it's a symbol, you

know,

it's not just food.

It's a culture, it's a tradition, it's an innovation, you know.

And talking about the origin of the pasta, we date back so, so, so long ago.

So even before the Roman, the Romans, you know, create a version of pasta even over the 1000 BC anyway.

However, the Greek and Roman significantly influenced the origin of the pasta in Italy, practically.

For example, Cicero expressed his love for Laganum.

Laganum was, at that time, an ancient form of lasagna.

We're talking about so long ago.

everybody's talking about you know what we're talking about uh uh china yes of course marco polo was bringing from china uh china have uh before a long time before of uh of uh of course of uh the roman empire even more than that you know their their own noodles and uh But in time after time, we change the way Italy wants the pasta.

We evolve in producing, making, and give different shapes.

We don't just base ourselves on noodles, like spaghetti, but we have different kinds of shapes.