do you cut your spaghetti with knife?

[Zebra]

5 yes
2 no

 

[Zincwarrior]

It’s a cultural thing. For example my son spent a semester at University of Bologna and his roommates were culinary students from Tuscany. When he later saw me using BOTH garlic AND onion to make a spaghetti sauce, he treated me like a war criminal

I am not that versed on Italian food. My grandmother did not cook it. My mom (in New Orleans) knew a Sicilian related family that came from Chicago and would love to go over there to eat pasta as thats the only time she could get it.

Pasta is made a certain length so it can be twirled on a fork

I totally did not know that.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Interesting. I don't actually eat spaghetti at a restaurant. I am too messy.

it can be a messy dish especially if you get the Bucatini type....

 

[TheSportsAllStar]

And I was wondering if Mike Greenberg had an account on here....

Now, I know.....yes.

 

[Zebra]

And I was wondering if Mike Greenberg had an account on here....

Now, I know.....yes.

who is this Mike?

 

[Rawley]

Interesting. I don't actually eat spaghetti at a restaurant. I am too messy.

Do you cut it home?

 

[Zincwarrior]

Do you cut it home?

Yes indeed. Now I am hungry.

 

[Rawley]

Yes indeed. Now I am hungry.

After you cut it, how do you eat it? Scoop it up with a fork, a spoon? Frankly, I've never heard of anyone cutting spaghetti with a knife, except for their toddler.

 

[Zincwarrior]

After you cut it, how do you eat it? Scoop it up with a fork, a spoon? Frankly, I've never heard of anyone cutting spaghetti with a knife, except for their toddler.

Well I am a big baby. No I generally roll it up still.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Here’s an Italian chef (he’s in Florida) talking about American vs Italian use of garlic in recipes

 

[Unkotare]

Yes , I'm very sophisticated

That's the opposite of sophisticated!

 

[Manonthestreet]

That's the opposite of sophisticated!

You get a cookie

 

[Unkotare]

You get a cookie

I prefer the spaghetti.

 

[playtime]

if i'm making it at home, i break it up into 3-4 pieces as i put it in the boiling water - but if i'm at a restaurant or in someone's home, i'll cut it.

 

[Zebra]

if i'm making it at home, i break it up into 3-4 pieces as i put it in the boiling water - but if i'm at a restaurant or in someone's home, i'll cut it.

the sensible thing to do!

 

[playtime]

the sensible thing to do!

& then i still twirl it on a fork - but it's already in nice bite size forkfuls, instead of big wads where sauce will no doubt drip.

 

[Zebra]

& then i still twirl it on a fork - but it's already in nice bite size forkfuls, instead of big wads where sauce will no doubt drip.

enjoy!

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Easy tasty homemade tomato sauce

Freeze what you don’t use for later

 

[Dekster]

I never order it when out and at home there is no need to use the knife because I break it up in more or less vermicelli sized lengths before I toss it in the water. If I am at your house and you serve it to me, yes I will take a knife to it unapologetically.

 

[hjmick]

I cut my spaghetti with an ice skate...