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

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

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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