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Tria: An Italian Pasta with a Hebrew Name

Greek, Aramaic, Hebrew, Arabic, Maltese, Apulian Dialect - and the Journey of a Noodle

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Feb 27, 2026
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When is a noodle not a noodle? When, as TEL contributor Elli Benaiah of Beyond Babylon explores below, it is also a technology. Like all technologies, it carries encoded information.

Tria is such a technology. It is also a noodle. It is a technological noodle that broadcasts signals through itself and its history, revealing much about its users: who move…

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Writer & culinary historian exploring Jewish food from Baghdad to Shanghai. Uncovering the lost Asian Jewish kitchen — where coconut milk, turmeric and kosher meet. Creator of Beyond Babylon.
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