Leila Jaafari

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There are many versions of strozzapreti, which means “priest chokers.” Supposedly this pasta got its moniker because during the Middle Ages, Catholic priests felt it was appropriate to freely help themselves to the eggs harvested by their poor parishioners. This selfish act caused the parishioners, who were already lacking in just about everything, to make their pasta without eggs, resulting in a very thick pasta they would serve to the priests in the hope that they would choke to death. Another version of this story is that the priests were just innately gluttonous and ate so much so fast ...more
What I Ate in One Year: (and related thoughts)
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