What are your favourite types of pasta? 🍝

[Zu]

Along with farfalle, I think that (tricolour) fusilli is best suited to cold pasta salads. I’d not have it with a hot sauce unless that’s all I had in the pantry and couldn’t be arsed walking to the shops. Likelihood of the latter: 97%

 

[Eddie]

Fusilli is SO COMMON. Honestly I expected better of you Zu. I mean I know you like your Fray Bentos but FFS.

 

[Zu]

I do actually make a good puttanesca. The secret is passata and parsley

 

[Dark Carnival]

I'm quite the fan of SPÄTZLE recently.

YES!

 

[Eddie]

And a pasta SALAD?! Perish the thought!

 

[Zu]

Fusilli is SO COMMON. Honestly I expected better of you Zu. I mean I know you like your Fray Bentos but FFS.

Well who uses (for example) RIGATONI in a cold pasta salad? What else are you supposed to use?

 

[lolly]

Fusilli is SO COMMON. Honestly I expected better of you Zu. I mean I know you like your Fray Bentos but FFS.

Zu is a CAPRICIOUS ANOMALY

 

[Eddie]

Maybe don't have pasta in a salad?

 

[Zu]

And a pasta SALAD?! Perish the thought!

I like them and I’m NOT apologising

 

[Penelope]

I weep if I go instore and there is no conchiglie.

But if I'm going out it's all about pappardelle. The TEXTURE

 

[Zu]

I don’r mean an actual SALADE. I mean pasta with tuna and olives and whatnot. Mr Mayonnaise always welcome at the party obviously

 

[Zu]

Hellman’s NOT Value

 

[lolly]

Hellman’s NOT Value

And none of this 'light' or 'lighter' shit. FUCK OFF!

 

[Alla]

And a pasta SALAD?! Perish the thought!

Are you serious? It's the most common thing, wtf? Enjoy your bag of crisps while I eat healthy. x

 

[Eddie]

Hellman’s NOT Value

Kewpie or NOTHING!

 

[Eddie]

Are you serious? It's the most common thing, wtf? Enjoy your bag of crisps while I eat healthy. x

Is this a JOKE?

 

[Alla]

Is this a JOKE?

Of course not! Sometimes I forget most of you are from the land of crisps and hash browns, my bad. Pasta salad is very common in the Mediterranean diet, a healthy and delicious meal.

 

[Kate]

I will fight anyone who denies this DELICIOUS FILTH

 

[Eddie]

I was joking Alla. Pasta salads and Hellman's mayonnaise are both welcome in my house. Though I never make the former, I'll happily eat it.

Heinz mayo on the other hand is FILTH!

 

[Eddie]

I will fight anyone who denies this DELICIOUS FILTH

I used to live on the Honey & Mustard chicken at university.

I found the tomatoes in your choice a bit dicey.

 

[Lucille]

I will fight anyone who denies this DELICIOUS FILTH

Omg supermarket pasta salads are the absolute worst!

 

[Eddie]

Omg supermarket pasta salads are the absolute worst!

M&S is the best of a BAD BUNCH!

 

[AGinAg (37)]

SHELLS and RIBBONS please.

Honestly the SNOBBERY. It's only fucking PASTA!

 

[Jark]

there is no such thing as "only pasta".

it is a lifestyle.

 

[RS]

I bet some of you are convinced that each sort/shape tastes differently

 

[Penelope]

Again, SOME OF YOU GLADLY JAM YOUR TONGUES UP MEN'S ARSES

A bit less PICKINESS AND PRISSINESS PLEASE!

 

[Eddie]

Well YOU LOT are no fun AT ALL.

Send of us have a discerning palate!

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Oh I love pasta and have favourite shapes. But it's ONLY A SHAPE!

It's the culinary version of being a COLOUR SNOB or something equally as unimportant.

 

[Eddie]

Actually to get all technical about it, there IS a difference. Some shapes hold onto sauces better than others and are suited to particular dishes.

A Spag Bol for instance is a bit of a culinary oxymoron and certainly a misnomer. The bolognese does not stick to spaghetti as well as it would to flatter ribbon pasta shapes and traditionally most ragus are served with Pappardelle or Tagliatelle.

Then there are more substantial shapes which are meant to be a bit more to the tooth.

Ok I'm a snob.

 

[Jark]

Again, SOME OF YOU GLADLY JAM YOUR TONGUES UP MEN'S ARSES

A bit less PICKINESS AND PRISSINESS PLEASE!

a good rim sesh is not unlike a good Italian - you always want the plate to be clean at the end

 

[Lucille]

a good rim sesh is not unlike a good Italian - you always want the plate to be clean at the end

Also no one will ever be quite as good as GRANDMA.

 

[AlgoAlex]

I'm quite the fan of SPÄTZLE recently. Although I'm probably doing it a disservice by using it in Italian inspired dishes rather than doing something a bit more GERMAN with it.

There’s an AMAZING Spätzle restaurant in Manchester called The Sparrows which I love. Had a lovely chat with the owner when was in there a couple of months ago

 

[Kate]

Actually to get all technical about it, there IS a difference. Some shapes hold onto sauces better than others and are suited to particular dishes.

A Spag Bol for instance is a bit of a culinary oxymoron and certainly a misnomer. The bolognese does not stick to spaghetti as well as it would to flatter ribbon pasta shapes and traditionally most ragus are served with Pappardelle or Tagliatelle.

Then there are more substantial shapes which are meant to be a bit more to the tooth.

Ok I'm a snob.

No we know THAT! But thinking certain shapes are superior REGARDLESS of the sauce is ridiculous

 

[lolly]

What Eddie says. Of course all the pasta essentially tastes the same, but it's all about the sauce and how well the different shape holds it.

 

[Jark]

No we know THAT! But thinking certain shapes are superior REGARDLESS of the sauce is ridiculous

DON'T make me start a "what's your favourite pasta sauce?" thread.

I was hoping to save that quality content for tomorrow.

 

[lolly]

There’s an AMAZING Spätzle restaurant in Manchester called The Sparrows which I love. Had a lovely chat with the owner when was in there a couple of months ago

And do they do sweet dishes with it as well? I'm tempted to give it a go.

 

[AlgoAlex]

And do they do sweet dishes with it as well? I'm tempted to give it a go.

Yes, there was a cinnamon sugar spätzle dessert was delicious

 

[Jark]

it's called The Spärrows! don't forget the superfluous umlaut

 

[lolly]

Whats the long thin tube pasta? Like spaghetti length.

 

[Jark]

BUCATINI. for those that like it FAT.