Pasta

Are all those ready made or you make some of them yourself? They are all tongue twisters. I think I have used shells to put in soups. Do all those have different tastes?

@allknowing Those I make myself are the lasagna noodles and the tagliatelle and fettuccine, those are all egg pasta, I buy all the the durum wheat pasta. The taste is not different, but how the sauce you make goes with the shape makes the whole difference. I forgot two that I also buy orecchiette (from Apulia) busiate (Sicilian to make Pasta alla Norma) those are sold in refrigerated area of the stores, fresh pasta to make southern Italy specialties.

@LadyDuck These are among those 600 I bet What was the need for all those is what I want ot know And you remember those names - hats off!!

I almost felt I was in a Pasta market with so many varieities to choose from and to think tha tyou and Pretty made all those is fascinating I would equate it to rice but we only have limited things that we make using rice and may be a few things using wheat Most of those names ae tongue twisters

@DaddyEvil In other words all have their own tastes.

@allknowing Names for pasta can be difficult to say if you're just reading them... But, once you hear them, they turn out to be very easy and memorable to pronounce. The rotini and fusilli pastas both hold a lot of sauce so are my favorite types. (They're both twisted pasta.)

When you say staple then you need to eat it often What is your favourite?

I thought there were just two types noodles and spagetti. Browisng said there are 600 and now you tell me about rice and potatoes I GIVE UP

@garymarsh6 Browsing is a sure way to get drunk with knowledge. Never knew there were blue bananas. But have you ever got the urge to go in search of these unique finds?

@allknowing I too was shocked at the many varieties of basic products we take for granted. You are inquisitive like I am, knowledge is your friend. I love to learn new things all the time It is the same with fruits so many varieties. One variety we never see in England is red bananas but you are lucky having them in India. They are very sweet & delicious. There is also a blue variety of banana one people are rarely aware of. I was mesmerized by the fruit of the cheese plant. They have the appearance of corn on the cob but taste of strawberries & cream with a hint of pineapple. Mangoes are just full of magical tastes & aromas. I do love tropical fruits.

You will be surprised Just read responses from others here

@allknowing I'm curious to learn more about the ones I haven't tried yet.

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