Pasta

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07-02-2011, 05:59 PM
Pike

Pasta

In this thread we discuss pasta and why ravioli is top tier.

Pasta Charts, for the Uninitiated:

Chart One
Chart Two
Chart Three
07-02-2011, 06:00 PM
Madame Adequate

You misspelt riccioli. That's okay, it's all foreign words.
07-02-2011, 09:23 PM
Madonna

In the great Italian tradition, all pasta is a vector for cheese and tomato sauce. Ravioli is the distilled essence of this.
07-02-2011, 09:44 PM
demondude

I love pasta. All pasta, I hold no pasta prejudices. Whenever I'm hungry the first thought that comes to my head is pasta, and I never get bored of it. When I head to Rome in August I intend to taste every combination of sauce and shape available, and it will be grand.
07-02-2011, 10:32 PM
Shiny

I'm part Italian so obviously I love pasta. :love:
07-03-2011, 04:06 AM
Jentleness

I am part Sicilian so, I too, love pasta :hello:
07-03-2011, 04:53 AM
Yar

I'm part German so pasta makes my stomach hurt
07-03-2011, 04:59 AM
DMKA

I'm part Mexican so I can consume almost anything!

I love pretty much all pastas. My favorite is Penne in some sort of garlic tomato sauce. :D

Now I'm hungry.
07-03-2011, 05:01 AM
Peegee

I'm sexually attracted to fusilli the stuff is amazing.

For dinner I had pasta then I had a lobster
07-03-2011, 05:27 AM
Meow

pasta, pasta
ziti, I got it
everybody know I'm a macaroni monster
07-03-2011, 05:42 AM
Pike

I'm part... um... everything.

And I love everything.
07-03-2011, 09:12 AM
Pheesh

Yeah, all but a few of my relatives are from Italy, so pasta is a staple for me.

And you're all wrong, Gnocchi > All

Tortellini is a close second.
07-03-2011, 10:58 AM
blackmage_nuke

Sorry but Gnocchi is potato not pasta
07-03-2011, 11:03 AM
Pheesh

We make it with ricotta, but I'll concede.

Either way, you put sauce on it and at Christmas it's served during the pasta course, so I don't even care!
07-03-2011, 11:21 PM
Shlup

smurf your foreign languages, I like bow ties.
07-04-2011, 03:49 AM
sharkythesharkdogg

Tortellini is #1, but ravioli is on the top shelf next to it.
07-04-2011, 04:24 AM
fire_of_avalon

I'm American so I'm just gonna take all your stuff, fuse it with Japanese food and call it fancy.
07-04-2011, 04:48 PM
Peegee

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShlupQuack

smurf your foreign languages, I like bow ties.

You mean Farfalle ?
07-04-2011, 07:29 PM
Rebellious Eagle

I've never even heard of most of these before. Maybe because I'm not Italian.
07-05-2011, 07:55 AM
Shiny

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meow

pasta, pasta
ziti, I got it
everybody know I'm a macaroni monster

I would love you for this if it wasn't a take on one of Kanye West's songs.
07-08-2011, 11:01 PM
Breine

Yeah I dig pasta. It's delish.
07-09-2011, 01:18 AM
Iceglow

I'm not bothered to type Italiano names for these things, I'm lazy. I don't eat the shells anymore. One of the side effects of my jaw getting smurfed up years ago is I haven't any sensation in my front teeth on my upper jaw. I can't tell hot or cold with them. So I've learnt from experience pasta shells and any other shape pasta where boiling water can pool inside and not be noticed visually are not good for me to eat, the first couple of times you bite in to a pasta shell on a spoon to taste if the pasta is cooked enough and literally burn the smurfing skin off your lip and chin with boiling hot water is more than enough for you to go "Ok enough is enough" I eat tons of fusilli and penne though.
07-11-2011, 11:53 AM
Mo-Nercy

Fettuccine (or however you spell it) is great stuff. Especially spinich fettuccine.

And nothing beats a good marinara sauce. Unless it's a good carbonara or alfredo or bolognaise. Actually, a bit of olive oil and grated parmasan cheese to go with a plain pasta suits me too.

edit: and omg, gnocchi is on a whole other level of awesome.