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Holy Macaroni: Welcome To The First Ever Official Pastafarian Wedding

Bridegroom Toby Ricketts and bride Marianna Fenn stand on a jetty in Akaroa Harbour, New Zealand, on Saturday. Nick Perry/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Holy Macaroni: Welcome To The First Ever Official Pastafarian Wedding

April 16, 2016 • Flying Spaghetti Monster be praised! The ceremony was led by a "ministeroni," and the couple in full pirate regalia exchanged "rigatoni." For dinner? That's right: The New Zealand newlyweds ate pasta.

From Ramen To Rotini: Following The Noodles Of The Silk Road

In Turkey, bits of meat are wrapped in squares of pasta to make manti. thebittenworld/Flickr hide caption

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The Salt

From Ramen To Rotini: Following The Noodles Of The Silk Road

July 20, 2013 • Is it possible that pasta originated in China and traveled west to Italy? Author Jen Lin-Liu travels the historic Silk Road from Beijing to Rome, tracing the evolution of pasta and sampling the offerings along the way.

From Ramen To Rotini: Following The Noodles Of The Silk Road

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