The oldest European word for noodle is itrion. In ancient Greece, itrion was a kind of tortilla flavored with sesame and honey, but some time before the 5th century, it evidently occurred to ...

In Greek, the word itrion originally meant a kind of tortilla or flatbread. We know it had become a sort of pasta by the fifth century because it was being boiled in water, rather than baked or fried.

Itrion, also known as Pasteli today, are essentially just honey and sesame bars and they’re a popular snack in Greece even today! I actually have one right here because I became obsessed with ...

The past of pasta. I was amazed to discover that the Greek God Hephaestus (Roman version, Vulcan) is associated with pasta! Apparently, the little lame blacksmith hammered out strings of semolina ...