Final Reminder TOS 2017 Grants Program: Call for Letters of Intent Closes This Friday! ,TOS eNews for April 12. TOS Abstract Submission Site for ObesityWeek 2017 Opens This, Friday March 31!,TOS eNews for Mar. 29. Read the latest obesity research. The April issue of Obesity is available.
A member of the lily family, asparagus, (Asparagus officinalis), comes from the Greek word asparagos, which first appears in English print around 1000 A.D.It cannot be definitively tracked to any one specific area of origin, although it is known to be native to the eastern Mediterranean and Asia Minor areas.he asparagus growing beds in Northern Italy were famous during the Renaissance period. These graceful spears have always been a sign of elegance, and in times past, were a delicacy only the wealthy could afford.
February 15, 2010. Many people believe that lasagna originated in Italy, but the Romans may have borrowed the original dish from the Greeks. The word lasagna refers to the cooking vessel, not the dish itself. The Greeks also had flat strips of dough that were cut into strips and referred to as laganon. A recipe for lasagna was featured in the first cookbook written in England, but because of earlier Greek and Roman uses, the dish did not originate there. Italia one of my favorite countries i did a PowerPoint, report and a booth on Italy ....