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Spaghetti Borovskese?

by chowdawg | July 21, 2008 at 04:34 pm

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The Russian town of Borovsk, situated about 100 kilometers south-west of Moscow is creating an unusual momument: one that honours spaghetti.

The three-meter (9.8 feet) metallic sculpture portrays two pieces of pasta, one shaped like a smile, the other colored red. A man and a woman sit on the edge of the 'smile' eating pasta. Yevgeny Yegorov, the organizer of the project and also a keen spaghetti eater, said the Italian dish symbolizes worldwide unity.

The ancient town is perhaps better known more for having the oldest wooden church in the region (built in the 17th century), but recently it has been hosting a food festival: "The World of Spaghetti." The town of 12,000 expects that 15,000 visitors will be able to try different kinds of spaghetti during the festival. The unveiling of the strange spaghetti monument marks the beginning of the festivities.

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natalie.king

at 05:15 on July 23rd, 2008

A group of friends and I entered into a friendly photo competition. Someone chooses a word and we had to take a picture based on that word. Last weeks word was pasta and after many pictures I had a winner

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