No, they tried to push propaganda to make people eat more rice but were 1) openly mocked and 2) they never made pasta illegal despite being fully capable of doing so.
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danc4498@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoDid they switch during his time?
Jax@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
kandoh@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
No, and eating pasta became an antifascist sign of resistance so it was even more popular
freeman@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
There even is this: it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastasciutta_antifascista Altho its more of a post-fashist thing not directly against this rice-push