Anti-Pasta: When Italian Futurists Tried to Ban Pasta in Italy
Futurist leaders considered pasta an “absurd Italian gastronomic religion” that went against the grain of fascism (literally).
Futurist leaders considered pasta an “absurd Italian gastronomic religion” that went against the grain of fascism (literally).
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