The busy and colourful street life of Naples has always fascinated travellers from all over the world, whose journals have, in their turn, stimulated the interest of academics and institutions. Although the rediscovery of traditions, customs and old trades of the Capital City of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies has always been an important source of research, previous studies in the field of old Neapolitan trades have neglected to consider one of the most peculiar figures in the plethora of artisans and street vendors that crowded the streets of the city: the maccaronaro (also spelled maccarunaro) that is to say the pasta vendor. It is precisely the purpose of this paper to investigate this figure, trying to understand its origins and legacy.
From Maccaronaro to Street Food: A Cultural and Linguistic Analysis
Gabriele Basile
2019-01-01
Abstract
The busy and colourful street life of Naples has always fascinated travellers from all over the world, whose journals have, in their turn, stimulated the interest of academics and institutions. Although the rediscovery of traditions, customs and old trades of the Capital City of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies has always been an important source of research, previous studies in the field of old Neapolitan trades have neglected to consider one of the most peculiar figures in the plethora of artisans and street vendors that crowded the streets of the city: the maccaronaro (also spelled maccarunaro) that is to say the pasta vendor. It is precisely the purpose of this paper to investigate this figure, trying to understand its origins and legacy.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
