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Part 3: Carbonara, a recipe born from the end of the war

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Jul 31, 2023
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There is no disputing it anymore, even the purists will have to rethink what they believe about this ultimate Roman pasta dish’s origins: carbonara was born out of the rubble of a broken, starving Italy, saved by the Allies who distributed chocolate and cigarettes and strange things never eaten in Italy before, like perfectly square white bread, powdere…

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