“For those who love this dish there is nothing quite like real, home grown, spaghetti.” Thus ends the April 1, 1957, segment of Panorama on BBC TV. I, as a broadcaster, I am very familiar with this classic BBC broadcast (to see it click here), but I noted that the documentary does not mention China as the origin of spaghetti. To investigate the true origins of spaghetti I visited “Master Noodle” on University Ave. in St. Paul Minnesota. I was “shocked, shocked to learn” that spaghetti does not, in fact, grow on trees.
I also learned that Marko Popo probably did not import the first spaghetti making machine from China, although that is where many are made today. Long thin noodles are made by hand by Noodle Masters.
Here is a photo gallery and video of the process at Master Noodle.
For reasons unknown the e-mail version is missing the short video. If you want to see the action, go to the actual blog. Rich.mcclear.net
I don’t know why the video is not on the email.
I remember seeing this on the Tonight Show with Jack Parr back in the very early 60s. It was presented as either a practical or April Fools joke by the BBC, as I recall.
Made quite an impression on this (probably) 13-year old teen at the time.
Thanks for the referesher!
it was a BBC April fools joke.