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Lasagna is a typical dish of Italian cuisine that is made from thin sheets of pasta that are filled with meat, tomato, vegetables, and onions are usually cooked with oil made of olives.

This dish presents a great variety of possibilities, since there are lasagna of all kinds (minced meat, vegetables, tuna or chicken) and very different ingredients can be incorporated. In any case, it is an easy to cook and very nutritious dish.

As for the origin of the word, it comes from the Italian lasagna which in turn comes from the Latin lasania and it is believed that this term has as origin a large pot or kettle called lasanum, which was used by the Romans of the ancient world who, in turn, inherited it from the Greeks.

An approach to its history

Although it is a typical Italian dish, the different migratory movements of Italians towards USA They caused the lasagna to be projected internationally. There are constancy that the first pasta factory in the United States was built in New York in 1848.

Regarding the historical origin, in 2007 a British newspaper started a controversy by stating that lasagna was a dish of British origin and not Italian. This claim was based on a book of recipes from the late 14th century in which the first recipe for this dish appears. Not surprisingly, this version runs counter to Italian historical sources, which present documented testimonies of lasagna from the early 14th century.

Curiosities of this dish that is part of Italian culture

Lasagna has its leading role in the world of fiction, since the cat Garfield is a authentic fan of this Italian dish.

His denomination It has some variants (for example, in Venezuela it is called pasticho).

One of the theories about the Italian origin of pasta states that it was Marco Polo in the 13th century who introduced pasta to Italy when he returned from his travels in the East.

The Italian pasta maker of the Renaissance it received the name of lasagnare and from the eighteenth century on it was known by the name of vermicellai.

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