In Italy, it is considered to be a sign of great respect to receive the esteemed family hand pasta and a symbol that one has been accepted by the tribe. It is said that, despite his open mindedness, JFK was a bit taken aback by the gesture, though that may also be because on this occasion he was absolutely zonked.

This is scarily realistic tho holy shit

Do indigenous Italians live in teepees?

here comes the airplane

I think that’s the guy who popularized Alfredo pasta. There’s a great episode of Max Miller’s “Tasting History” about it (YouTube).