{"podcast":{"title":"Family Tree Food Stories","slug":"family-tree-food-stories-7049295","podcast_index_feed_id":7049295,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/family-tree-food-stories/","website_url":"https://podcast.familytreefoodstories.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/053c96d6-e6f4-441a-90ff-baa85cb8b974/5c6zUaL_HnCCsFywVyfzbA4v.jpg","author":"Nancy May & Sylvia France","episode_count":91,"summary":"Family Tree, Food & Stories podcast will take you on a mouthwatering journey through generations of flavor! We're digging up and sharing the juiciest family secrets, hilarious dinner table disasters, and the heartwarming moments that make your favorite foods, meals, and relationships unforgettable. From Great-Grandma's legendary cheese crust apple pie to that questionable casserole your Uncle Bob swears by. With Family Tree, Food, and Stories, we're serving a feast of laughter, tears, and everything in between. So, are you ready to uncover and share those unforgettable stories behind every bite and create some new memories along the way? Join our growing family of food enthusiasts and storytellers as we Eat, laugh, relive the past, and learn how to create new memories together because. . . every recipe has a story, and every story is a feast.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T18:22:55.082537+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/family-tree-food-stories-7049295"},"episode":{"title":"Pasta History & Italian Food Myths: How it Went From Street Food & Kneaded With Bare Feet to America's Favorite Comfort Food? | Ep. 87\"","slug":"pasta-history-italian-food-myths-how-it-went-from-street-food-kneaded-with-bare-feet-to-america-s-favorite-comfort-food-ep-87","published_at":"2026-05-21T08:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/family-tree-food-stories-7049295/pasta-history-italian-food-myths-how-it-went-from-street-food-kneaded-with-bare-feet-to-america-s-favorite-comfort-food-ep-87","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/family-tree-food-stories-7049295","url":"https://family-tree-food-stories.captivate.fm/episode/pasta","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5656ccf9-f552-487a-ad7a-a608d7989d89.mp3","summary":"What's Pasta Really All About? Ancient Noodles, Busted Myths, Bare Feet & Why 4,000 Years Later Pasta Still Holds a Place on Our Dinner Table. Did you know that it was once common practice to knead pasta dough with your bare feet? That tons of people were tricked into thinking spaghetti grew on trees. And one of America's Founding Fathers smuggled a pasta machine across the Atlantic, then made it even better! This is not the back story you think you know about pasta. In this episode of Family Tree Food and Stories , hosts Nancy May and Sylvia Lovely trace pasta's 4,000-year history and traditions from its origins to how it became one of our most loved comfort foods today. There are even a few busted myths that might question your own beliefs and stories. Most people think pasta is Italian. Myth buster #1. The oldest known noodle dishes date back to 2000 BCE. Pasta wasn't invented; it evolved across cultures, driven by one simple human need: food that can be transported and that lasts. Key Learning Points: Did Marco Polo Bring Pasta to Europe? Ancient Pasta didn't use eggs. Pasta was once so valuable that it was kept under lock and key! The name Macaroni was once a social/fashion insult. Which type of pasta holds sauce better? Egg or non-egg varieties? Did people really believe that pasta grew on trees? Also in this episode: Nancy shares her family's secret spaghetti sauce ingredient, which is a hard-to-find Canadian spice packet she now orders by the pound online. Sylvia reveals a restaurant anniversary dinner that became an accidental masterclass in hospitality. And the debate is on... bolognese vs. cacio e pepe, fresh vs. dried , which are better? This episode is for food history enthusiasts , Italian food lovers , home cooks , comfort food fans , family history…","meta_description":"What's Pasta Really All About? Ancient Noodles, Busted Myths, Bare Feet & Why 4,000 Years Later Pasta Still Holds a Place on Our Dinner Table. Did you…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2267,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/family-tree-food-stories-7049295/episodes/pasta-history-italian-food-myths-how-it-went-from-street-food-kneaded-with-bare-feet-to-america-s-favorite-comfort-food-ep-87/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/family-tree-food-stories-7049295/pasta-history-italian-food-myths-how-it-went-from-street-food-kneaded-with-bare-feet-to-america-s-favorite-comfort-food-ep-87.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}