In the beginning, there was waving grain. Then came man who transformed the grain into pasta, in all shapes. Behind the mountains was the sea. In that sea there was a miraculous world of fauna. Man picked these fruits from the sea, enchanted by their beauty. One day, a little man had an idea-he took the gold of the earth and the jewels of the sea and put everything in a big pan. Since then, many variations have been created, the best of which you will find in this book.