Pasta Contemplation
@jillybean1222 (6408)
October 19, 2017 5:12pm CST
I was having some DEEP thoughts today about pasta. Ok, so how deep of thoughts can a person actually have about pasta? Well, it began when I decided to have linguini for dinner. And I realized that I hadn't cooked linguini in quite some time. Linguini has always been my favorite shape of pasta.
After eating our delicious dinner, I began my contemplation. Why is it that the shapes of the pasta can make such a difference? Especially when I was comparing linguini to spaghetti. They are so similar. Both are long and fairly thin. But the linguini just tastes better to me!
Then I was thinking of oriechette, Parpadelle, butterfly noodles, penne, ziti, rigatoni, and angel hair. I prefer penne to rigatoni, but WHY? They are both tubes.
I was remembering how my father in law absolutely did not like angel hair, but he liked pasta.... How could you NOT like one pasta, but like another?
See my deep thoughts? It was a very contemplative 3 minutes....
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@LadyDuck (458107)
• Switzerland
20 Oct 17
If the linguini are "real" linguini there are eggs in the pasta dough, spaghetti are only made with water and durum wheat. I see no difference from penne and rigatoni, penne are smaller and they cook quicker. Orecchiette are good if made fresh at home, the taste with the dried orecchiette you buy cannot be compared. I hate Angel hair, but (being Italian) I like many different kind of pasta.
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@LadyDuck (458107)
• Switzerland
21 Oct 17
@jillybean1222 The paternal grandmother of my husband was from Puglia, this is why he loves the orecchiette homemade. I am a northern, I was born and grew in Milano.
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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21 Oct 17
I'm a fan of all pastas, the "real" the less real... ha ha. so many varieties. i've always said i'm Italian at heart. I worked, briefly, for a wonderful Italian restaurant owned by an Italian family that loved food, loved their heritage. I learned a lot about cooking authentic Italian food from them.... They were from Puglia, so a lot from that region. yummy
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
20 Oct 17
Shells for tuna casserole! Elbow for goulosh, Angel hair for spaghetti, Linguini for Chinese... yes each dish has its own pasta.
I love pasta, can you tell? 
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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21 Oct 17
i need to get my oven fixed so i can make some tuna casserole....
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Oct 17
@jillybean1222 I need to make one too, its getting colder and it`ll warm me up.
@xFiacre (12597)
• Ireland
20 Oct 17
@jillybean1222 Well contemplate this. In my supermarket there is a helpful sign that points to way to find spaghetti AND pasta. Now I'm going to go and cook up a sauce with anchovies in it to go with pasta.
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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21 Oct 17
that sounds good! we had linguini again tonight with a lemon butter sauce. yum.
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@kobesbuddy (74571)
• East Tawas, Michigan
19 Oct 17
I love bow-tie macaroni, lasagna noodles, spaghetti, but really don't like angel hair:(
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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21 Oct 17
angel hair does taste different. it used to be my favorite.
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@kobesbuddy (74571)
• East Tawas, Michigan
21 Oct 17
@jillybean1222 I love spaghetti and especially bow-tie macaroni:)
@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
19 Oct 17
That is odd. I like all pasta. Cute picture.
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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21 Oct 17
thank you! i like it all as well, but definitely prefer some to others.
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@candycanedec (379)
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19 Oct 17
These are just some of the questions that Mae you go hmmmm.
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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21 Oct 17
yep... exactly.... so deep and thought provoking ;-)
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
23 Oct 17
I have wondered about all those pasta shapes as well and what is best for what dish. Anne seems to know an i like it all. We get some great lemon papperdelle pasta at TJ's. Great pic!
