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| | Marathon Pasta - Jul/Aug '02 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | Eventually, the Persians decided to quell the seemingly puny city-state and landed an army of 20,000 on the plain of Marathonas. |
 | | Today, Marathonas lies quiet, the only sounds are the swish of a scythe as a gardener mows the flowery grass of the great burial mound, and the rustle of the gray-green leaves of the olive trees. |
 | | Fennel, too, must be in the recipe because the Greek word for it is "marathonas." The stems, leaves and seeds are all used in cooking, but the seeds were what I wanted because they give a faint licorice aroma, reminiscent of favorite Greek drinks such as ouzo. |
| www.runningtimesmagazine.com /issues/02julaug/pasta.htm (1188 words) |
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