What Is The Origin Of Macaroni?
What Is The Origin Of Macaroni? The International Pasta Organisation traces the word ‘macaroni’ to the Greeks, who established the colony of Neopolis (modern day Naples) between 2000 and 1000BC, and appropriated a local dish made from barley-flour pasta and water called macaria, possibly named after a Greek goddess. Why do Italians call it macaroni?