![Inside Italy's 'pasta crisis' – but did spaghetti come from China? As a global shortage of the national staple heats up, we lift the lid on Marco Polo's disputed 'noodles' origin story Inside Italy's 'pasta crisis' – but did spaghetti come from China? As a global shortage of the national staple heats up, we lift the lid on Marco Polo's disputed 'noodles' origin story](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/768x768/public/d8/images/canvas/2023/06/01/19c355a7-ef58-4f2e-89ed-04911e1d8d60_641344b4.jpg?itok=ZX4uqGHH&v=1685612589)
Inside Italy's 'pasta crisis' – but did spaghetti come from China? As a global shortage of the national staple heats up, we lift the lid on Marco Polo's disputed 'noodles' origin story
Did Marco Polo introduce pasta to Italy? If so, how did people make it without tomatoes, which were introduced by him as well? - Quora
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