9. China: Pasta’s Other Homeland

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Series Editor’s Preface ix
4. Preface xi
5. Note Concerning a Definition of Pasta Products xvii
6. Acknowledgments xix
7. Introduction 1
8. 1. The Infancy of an Art 9
9. 2. The Time of the Pioneers 41
10. 3. From the Hand to the Extrusion Press 63
11. 4. The Golden Age of the Pasta Manufactory 91
12. 5. The Industrial Age 127
13. 6. Pasta Without Borders 169
14. 7. The Time of Plenty 197
15. 8. The Taste for Pasta 227
16. 9. China: Pasta’s Other Homeland 271
17. 10. The Words of Pasta 345
18. Notes 361
19. Bibliography 391
20. Index 413