October 25th is officially World Pasta Day. But here in Italy, every day is pasta day. Why do Italians love pasta? There are too many reasons to count.  So instead, we'll share with you a few things you might not know about Italy's best-loved export.  Italians used to eat pasta with a spike

Forget the fork and spoon debate: in the Middle Ages, Italians would have been shocked to see diners using anything except a wooden spike to twirl up their noodles. The instrument was known as a punteruolo and was gradually replaced by the fork as Italians realised that three spikes were better than one. The fork’s practicality for eating pasta is believed to be a factor in why Italy adopted the cutlery earlier and more enthusiastically than most other countries in Europe.