"Maccheroni"

The Legend of Neapolitan Macaroni

The legend of macaroni, which we are discussing today', tells of a fantastic alchemy between a magician and a diabolical commoner.

During Frederick II's reign, Chico, a magician who owned ancient recipe books, lived in a poor house on Via dei Cortellari in Naples.

He went out rarely and only to buy herbs at the market to use in his magical experiments (or at least popular superstition led one to think so); he also spent hours boiling something in his large pot.

Macaroni with tomato sauce
Living next to Chico was a remarkably astute woman, Jovanella di Canzio, married to one of the king's scullery boys. She quietly observed and uncovered the magician's secret recipe for macaroni and a delectable tomato sauce.

Once she had mastered the dish's preparation, the crafty Jovanella managed to have Frederick II taste her speciality. The king was so delighted that he generously rewarded the woman to receive the recipe and have his chefs learn it.

And Chico? When the magician-cook heard the news, he took it so badly that he decided to disappear from the city. Legend has it that Jovannella, only at the point of death, revealed that she had stolen the invention from the magician.

Regardless of its origins, macaroni was not born in Naples but in Sicily, specifically in Palermo. However, the Neapolitans perfected the art of pasta-making and introduced this delectable dish to the world, where it is now widely known and envied.

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