Who was the founder of spag bol?

Answer 1

First, a grammar point: we use "founder" with a person who creates an organization, a political movement, a company, or a religion. For example, Muslims believe that their religion was founded by Muhammad. The founder of NBC (National Broadcasting Company) was David Sarnoff.

We use "inventor" for somebody who created a new thing for people to use, such as radio, air-conditioning, or the automobile. Thus, you are asking who the "inventor" of spaghetti was.

That said, there are many legends about this popular food. Italy seems to have been its birth place-- the word "spaghetti" means "thin string." Some Italian historians believe it was invented in Sicily, sometime in the late 1100s. But other sources disagree, saying it was actually originated in China or Japan and then brought to Europe by the Mongols. Some legends say the Italian explorer Marco Polo introduced it to his country after a trip to China. But the truth is, we do not know for certain-- Marco Polo may have been the one who made it popular, but he did not invent it, and there are no sources that tell us who the first person to create it was. We only know that noodles (in various styles) became very popular wherever they were brought.