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A Short History of Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce (Massimo Montanari, translated by Gregory Conti) dogs edgy writing makes these recipesIntellectually engaging and deliciously readable, a stereotype defying history of how one of the most recognizable symbols of Italian cuisine and national identity is the product of centuries of encounters, dialogue, and exchange. Is it possible to identify a starting point in history from which everything else unfoldsa single moment that can explain the present and reveal the essence of our identities? According to Massimo Montanari, this is just a