The Pasta Topic

[Dark Qiviut 22,396]

Invented in China several millenia ago, pasta has been a common food, now located around the world. Countries like Italy (well-known for its distinct pasta variations), South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and Thailand have many pasta staples (i.e., fettuccine Alfredo, gnocchi, lasagne, ravioli/raviolo, Pad Thai, Lo Mein, and spaghetti). Italy has many ways to make pasta, but its most common are fresh (usually made with eggs and cooks much faster, anywhere from one to four minutes depending on the size, gluten, and thickness) and dry (water, salt, and flour with a longer shelf life).

Needless to say, I'm a HUGE pasta fan and have loved it since I was a kid. Spaghetti, fettuccine, baked ziti, angel hair, meat lasagne, pappardelle, rice noodles, cellophane noodles, couscous, pho, tortellini, macaroni, vermicelli, and udon. (Need to try gnocchi one day.) Most of the time, the pasta I make is dry and packaged; the only time I eat fresh pasta is at a restaurant. Tonight, I decided to make homemade fresh pasta for the first time. (Egg fettuccine made with half-all purpose and half-whole wheat flour with panko-breaded Chicken Parmesan on the side.) Yummy, and I'll definitely make it again someday.

Describe your pasta adventures. Love it, hate it. Tell us your pasta tales. Pasta recipes. Sauces you like on pasta. Favorite places to get pasta. Any types of pasta you love. And so on, as long as it relates to pasta!

Edited March 17, 2013 by Dark Qiviut

[Display Name 448]

My aunt makes awesome pasta.

But i don't know what kind it is...

Especially the fact i don't hear from her anymore.

 

Now i want some pasta!

[Moon Rat 4,772]

I absolutely LOVE the cans of Chef Boyardee, they are so saucy and delicious :3

any one of them is actually pretty good to me :3

 

 

now talking real pasta meal my favorite would have to be either Lasagne or Chicken Alfredo :9

those are some really good pasta meals right there :3

[Scootalove 10,689]

I really do love pasta. I used to eat Chef Boyardee when I was a kid.

The favorite place that I would recommend would be, I don't really know.

[Discovery Dream 592]

 

I love pasta, my favorite is probably ravioli, or spaghetti with Parmesan. We have a pasta maker at home and have abandoned boxed stuff, BEST IDEA EVER. It's delicious homemade

[Betez 1,734]

It's not my absolute favorite food, but It's definitely in the top 5. I love Spaghetti, Linguini, and a few others. I don't know what the others are called, though.

[Zeno 47]

Oh boy do I love pasta. My favorite food of all foods! I had some pasta today, actually. Some sort of Chicken and Penne at a restaurant. It was delicious!

[moneyshredderofdeath 414]

I loves spaghetti. Specifically doused with tomato sauce. Then once I'm done with the spaghetti I sop the sauce with Italian bread, so tasty.

[The Pony Alchemist 70]

Carbonara is the official Pasta of Rome. It is make with either traditional spaghetti or linguine. It also has bacon in it... so it is automatically good (unless you are vegetarian or vegan)

[Dr. Eggnog 203]

OMG I love love LOVE pasta.  I would be fine with never having steak or chicken again, but pastas are probably my favorite cooked foods, which'll be nice when I move out on my own cause I hear they're easy to make.

[Coffee Cream 74]

I absolutely love pasta! I could eat it every day (if it was healthier for you lol). My Nonna (grandmother in Italian) has some of the best home made sauce to go with her pasta. I could literally just eat it out of the jar with a spoon.

[Shanks 10,816]

My Dad's side of the family are Italian immigrants and my Dad had an Italian restaurant so I grew up with plenty of pasta and I mean the real deal folks. I am planning on making up a fresh batch tomorrow, as they say mangia (eat).

[A Blithering Div 247]

Gnocchis are made with potato and flour, so to be that guy, they aren't technically "pasta". Still love 'em though. The only pasta dish I don't care for is lasagna because every one I've had has always had way too much ricotta in it. The best about pasta is the leftovers. Fried leftover Spaghetti FTW. Sauce doesn't matter either. White sauce, tomato sauce, chuncky or puréed. I don't care, I'll still eat way too much of it and then more fore breakfast the next day.