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Saving the World’s Rarest Pasta

May 13, 2025 00:15:53 15.25 MB Downloads: 0

For 300 years, only a handful of women in Sardinia knew how to make the “threads of God,” an exceptionally intricate pasta. But then, one woman decided to share the recipe with the outside world.       
 

Read Diana Hubbell’s article about the quest to save the world’s rarest pasta.