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[-] hperrin@lemmy.ca 3 points 12 hours ago

I’m sorry but if you call gnocchi spaghetti, you’re an idiot.

[-] Apocalypteroid@lemmy.org 14 points 1 day ago

Pasta, yes. Spaghetti, no.

[-] slaacaa@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago
[-] hark@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

This plus all the different Italian names for coffee which, as far as I can tell, are mostly just describing the amount of dairy added.

[-] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Just having bought an espresso machine and reading the coffee types listed...

Holy shit this is true, it's like eight types that only vary but dairy or even just the amount of "micro foam" on top.

[-] Scrollone@feddit.it 5 points 1 day ago

Not only the amount of dairy.

For Italians, "caffè" is just espresso. Then you have "americano", which is similar to filter coffee even though it's usually made by adding warm water to an espresso.

Then you have "ristretto", which is a shorter espresso.

[-] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago

An americano is indeed an espresso (sometimes double shot) with added hot water. Not Italy specific though, it's just a different thing than filter coffee - but it's true that in Italy you can usually get the former but not the latter.

Some other common coffees: lungo ("long", an espresso that's extracted for longer so it's a bit more "watery"), macchiato ("stained", an espresso with a bit of milk and foam in it, kinda like an espresso version of a cappuccino), macchiatone ("big macchiato", halfway between macchiato and cappuccino), corretto ("corrected", with a tiny bit of liquor, usually grappa or sambuca)

Not even "pasta"? Tsk tsk.

[-] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 22 points 1 day ago

It's all 'pasta' in my house. Including the spaghetti.

[-] Mok98@feddit.it 31 points 1 day ago

And it's correct, all spaghetti are pasta, but not all pasta is spaghetti

[-] xkbx@startrek.website 4 points 1 day ago
[-] Gwot@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

Gnocchis isn't pastas it's potatos

[-] Goldholz 2 points 1 day ago

Its even older than pasta here in europe

[-] maccentric@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

And pierogies?

[-] Gustephan@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

both sides of the original meme are wrong, cmv

[-] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 18 hours ago

i didn't touch it.

[-] Illegalmexicant@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

My wife calls them "noods"(nudes). "Can you grab the pool noods? We're having sketti tonight."

[-] TherapyGary 7 points 1 day ago

Growing up, my dad would always pronounce it "pasketti", and he'd elaborate by saying "I can't pronounce spaghetti, so I have to say pasketti"

Pauli Walnuts referring to spaghetti and marinara as macaroni and gravy

[-] wabafee@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Dried flour

[-] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago
[-] scytale@piefed.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Chocolate flavored hummus is actually pretty great. Makes a great dessert dip.

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Compared to other cuisines, Italian is trash tier; not because it's not delicious, but because it just relies on cheese, fat, meat and carbs.

"Oh wow, this pasta sauce is so good" yea, it's made of cream, cheese and bacon, how was it going to taste, healthy?

Compare that to french cuisine where they put a bird inside the bladder of a livestock animal with wine and a billion native herbs, and steam it in that for 40 hours, where you actually have to have skill to make a culinary tradition.

Although Joël Robuchon can fuck off with his 50% butter 50% potato mashed patatos. No shit it tastes better than at home you prick, you might as well just put butter on a plate.

[-] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

Ah yes, cream and bacon, true staples of genuine Italian cuisine

[-] Scrollone@feddit.it 4 points 1 day ago

I think you're mixing up Italian cuisine with fake Italian-American cuisine, which has nothing to do with what actual Italians eat in Italy.

[-] oxysis 12 points 1 day ago

Ah yes the totally evil thing known as carbs, which can be broken down into 3 main types. Those being fiber (which you need to actually digest any food period), starches (which break down into the next category), and sugars (which is what powers your fucking body)!

Fats are like carbs and not inherently evil, it’s food it does not care for your human sense of morals. Which sense you brought up meat and cheese, yes those do have the more unhealthy saturated fats it is still fine to eat those in moderation. Both carry protein which actually makes you feel more full compared with other nutrients. So they these fatty foods can actually help you lose weight if you eat them.

Remember food doesn’t give a shit, it’s neither good nor evil and if you want to lose weight it’s best to eat reasonable portions of whatever makes you happy. As long as you run a calorie deficit then you can eat junk food and still lose weight.

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Thanks for bringing scientific explanations to a joke about a lack of artisanal subtlety in a cuisine. The original statement was about over reliance on easily delicious things instead of vision and ingenuity. Not sure how differentiating between starches and fibers suddenly adds innovative herb combinations and laborious cooking techniques.

[-] oxysis 16 points 1 day ago

Your honor, the joke wasn’t funny and it was a good opportunity to put useful info out there.

[-] theUwUhugger@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

…Italians not only have longer life expectancy then french, but also have a fack ton of centenarians

[-] DmMacniel@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago
[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

That's post Colombian exchange, doesn't count 🤪

[-] plm00@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

My partner and I call them all "noods". "Let's make noods later", "want some noods?", "these are my favorite noods".

[-] Goldholz 1 points 1 day ago

Wait...not everyone knows this is the upper hirarchical term for them and thus says "noodles"???

[-] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

Nope, never even heard them called that. Must be a regional things.

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