when you eat spaghetti

[wildhorses]

do you:

[Critters2]

1. With marinara, cut into little pieces. nt

[wildhorses]

6. cool

:hi:

[Deja Q]

81. Marinara? Ah, I read the recipe wrong. I always used marijuana...

:spray:

[Critters2]

82. It would be better that way. I should try that. nt

[fizzgig]

2. twirlled around a fork

but i don't use a spoon

[wildhorses]

5. what do you do --

use your plate as the base?

:hi:

[fizzgig]

10. yup

i never got the hang of using a spoon, anyway

:hi:

[wildhorses]

12. cool

i dunno ...i use my spoon:shrug:

think i need to go vote in my own poll:think:

:hi:

[Nikia]

11. I do this too

With proper practice, you don't need a base.

[wildhorses]

17. you don't use your spoon or your plate?

cool

:hi:

[Fla Dem]

35. Me Too. Learned from my Italian Grandparents. No one on that

side of the family EVER used a spoon. In fact never even saw anyone using a spoon until I was an older and eating in a restaurant, and then thought; that's odd.

[trof]

61. Same here. Twirl on plate.

[billyskank]

3. I never had the skill to do the twisting fork trick

Of course, the proper way to eat spaghetti is to fork a load into your gob and then suck it up, preferably getting tomato sauce all over your white shirt in the process.

[wildhorses]

4. yes, and it is So0o0o attractive

when done in the proper manner;)

[billyskank]

8. I think wildhorses doesn't believe me

we need bi_baby to settle this dispute!

[bicentennial_baby]

14. I'm with you!

:rofl:

[wildhorses]

23. we should have a meet-up and fix spaghetti

we have to wear white shirts and slurp it up from the plate.

it would be cool.


the red on the white:wow:

actually i'm kinda diggin' on it:think:

we could take pix and post in du:silly:

billy---you need to get your ass over here:bounce:

[bicentennial_baby]

26. i am SO down for that!

We can do sauce from scratch! :bounce:

:hi:

[wildhorses]

77. that is the ONLY way

HELL YEAH :bounce:

[billyskank]

30. I'm in

:D

[Joe Fields]

40. That's how I used to do it. Then I got smart and wore red shirts for pasta.

[JVS]

7. Break it?!?!?! That's fucked in the head!

[billyskank]

9. I know. There's only one (minor) justification for breaking the spaghetti

and that's to make it fit in the pan. But even then you should put it in the pan and gradually push it all under the water as it softens.

[edbermac]

27. Why? I break it in half before cooking.

Easier to cook and easier to wrap on fork.

[Nikia]

13. If you need to cut the spagghetti

It is not necessary to use a knife. If you cannot cut it with just the fork, you didn't cook it long enough.

[TOhioLiberal]

15. Answer:

geez I didn't know spaghetti was so complicated. :crazy: I break the spaghetti in half only. Twirl it on my fork (no spoon) I love it with meatballs. And marinara sauce. Having said all that, which option should I pick??? :rofl:

[wildhorses]

19. stewball was a racehorse

that is a good song:patriot:

:rofl:

:hi:

[TOhioLiberal]

21. Oh yeah...

...who the hell is Stewball? :hi: Wildhorses!

[wildhorses]

22. he was a noble horse

peter, paul and mary did this song...but i can't find it on youtube:cry:

here are the lyrics though...

Oh Stewball was a racehorse, and I wish he were mine.
He never drank water, he always drank wine.

His bridle was silver, his mane it was gold.
And the worth of his saddle has never been told.

Oh the fairgrounds were crowded, and Stewball was there
But the betting was heavy on the bay and the mare.

And a-way up yonder, ahead of them all,
Came a-prancin' and a-dancin' my noble Stewball.

I bet on the grey mare, I bet on the bay
If I'd have bet on ol' Stewball, I'd be a free man today.

Oh the hoot owl, she hollers, and the turtle dove moans.
I'm a poor boy in trouble, I'm a long way from home.

Oh Stewball was a racehorse, and I wish he were mine.
He never drank water,he always drank wine.

:hug::hi:

[Joe Fields]

44. Choose, or forfeit your spaghetti priviledges forever!

:hi:

[Paladin]

16. We Used To Break It Up When Our Kids Were Small

Now that they're all grown up and it's just my wife and I at home, we do the fork-twirling thing.

Anybody else a fan of Alio e Olio---pasta with nothing on it but garlic slices browned in some good-quality olive oil? Throw a little parmesan on it, and there you are......

[wildhorses]

20. dude ---that is what i am eating and what make me think of this

poll:wow:

can you see me:hide:

:rofl:

:hi:

[Inchworm]

32. Daughter is a twirler with a spoon girl now

But when she was smaller I'd break the noodles too

:)

[AwakeAtLast]

85. Add freshly cracked black pepper and,

I am in heaven!!! :9

[AlCzervik]

18. twist with a fork---no spoon.

[tjwmason]

24. Same here - spoons are for wimps in this case n/t

[wildhorses]

25. i AM a wimp, sir

:patriot:

it looks like a whirligig without the spoon when i do it:rofl:

[u4ic]

33. Me, too

but I rarely eat spaghetti; prefer rigatoni or penne.

[jakefrep]

55. Same here...

...I never saw the spoon thing until I was in college.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

28. Twist on a fork, using a spoon if I have one

Worst case, twist on a spork, using another sport as the base.

In any case, there are always a few uncooperative strands that need to be sucked up, with a great slurping sound and a splash of sauce.

And if there's a meatball trapped in the wound spaghetti noodles, BONUS!

At the end, scoop up the remaining sauce on some bread. Or, if I'm too full, just put the plate on the floor and let the dog have a treat. And hope the spaghetti noodles didn't come from china.

[Joe Fields]

29. I break mine into itty bitty pieces, before I cook it...

Saves me the trouble of chasing it all over the plate. BTW, how do you like yours fixed? I like Paul Newman's Sockarooni with meat sauce.


:crazy: Aren't I?

:hug:

[wildhorses]

31. you are indeed certifiable

:crazy:

i twirl mine around my fork with the spoon for a base:shrug:

i have never had paul's sockarooni:cry:

i have led such a deprived life *sigh*

[Joe Fields]

38. It's okay, as long as you sing Italian songs, while you're eating...

But, of course, not with your mouth full. Watch out for the flying spaghetti!;-)

[Hell Hath No Fury]

36. Then you don't need to be buying...

spaghetti -- get a small shell or penne, instead. Those shape are more easily picked up with a fork or spoon, and the crooks in them will hold the sauce better. :shrug:

Pasta is shaped the various ways for a reason, mostly for how a sauce will cling to it or how it is to be used (soup, layering, etc.). You are clearly not a spaghetti man. :D

[Joe Fields]

39. Well, I guess this boy's been told!

One problem, though...I like it that way. Don't like shells....:P

[Hell Hath No Fury]

45. My old Zia Beppa...

would hunt you down and beat you around the head and shoulders for doing that to your spaghetti! :D

Try making a nice penne, then putting it in a skillet with your sauce and some nice chunks of fresh mozzarella -- cover it and heat until the cheese is just melted. One of my favorite dishes. :9

[Hell Hath No Fury]

34. Though I am not Italian...

I grew up in an Italian neighborhood and went to grade school that was mostly Italian and Latino.

Spaghetti was never, EVER broken -- to do so was blasphemy. Pasta shapes are made for every conceivable sauce/meal need, so there is no call for breaking any of it.

Having grown up on the real thing, the Olive Garden (!!!) is just about the LAST place I will ever go for food, but I once was forced to go with family. I picked an angel hair pasta arrabiata (tomatoes, garlic, hot chili oil/and or red pepper flakes, basil, parma) and, when it arrived, the pasta had been broken up into little two inch long pieces! I just sat looking at my plate -- they may have just as well placed a large dog turd in the middle, I was so offended.

One of my favorite movie scenes is in "Enchanted April" when the English women are having their very first Italian meal of spaghetti with red sauce. Watching them try to figure out what to do with the long pasta strands is hysterical!

[hippiechick]

37. Stick my face in the bowl and grab onto the first piece I catch?

:shrug:

[billyskank]

50. Only marginally less sophisticated than my approach

:D

[SPKrazy]

65. rofl

:rofl:


i wanna watch that!

:rofl:

[cwydro]

41. Now I want spaghetti

See what you did?

Hey girl! Just dropping in before a paddle. (The kind one does on the water, btw)

[wildhorses]

71. oh ---yeah---right

THAT kind of paddle, sure thing babe;)

[cwydro]

84. ...

:rofl: :evilgrin:

[rug]

42. Where's the slurp-it-one-strand-at-a-time option?

[wildhorses]

72. that would be the obligatory other --

:patriot:

and thanks for the comment:)

do you really eat it that way:eyes:

[rug]

76. I do. I have spaghetti races with my kids.

I won't tell you whay we do with gnocchi.

[wildhorses]

78. now look here --- you can't leave me hanging like that??

what do you do with gnocchi??

i HAVE to know:bounce:

[rug]

79. They peel them and suck out the innards.

while I tsktsk strenuously.

[wildhorses]

80. it is like a dumpling, right?

what do you stuff it with?

[AwakeAtLast]

43. The "Lady and the Tramp" way

:evilgrin:

[wildhorses]

48. that is one of the most romantic scenes in ANY movie

animated or live:loveya:

[AwakeAtLast]

53. My 5 y/o always wants to recreate it

whenever she eats spaghetti!

:hi:

[Joe Fields]

46. Okay, at the risk of starting the soon to be infamous "Spaghetti Wars"

You don't hurt anything by breaking your spaghetti into itty bitty pieces. You won't bruise the poor darlings, for Chrissakes!

And, you don't end up looking like a 2 yr. old in a high chair, who'se had their face buried in a bowl of spaghetti, when you are finished eating it, either.

And, as for sauce, Paul Newman rules!

Whew!!!

Bring it on...

[wildhorses]

49. ---this calls for some

:popcorn:

[Joe Fields]

51. What kind of sauce do you put on your popcorn?

:evilgrin:

:toast:

[wildhorses]

56. real butter ---

me and paula deen love that stuff:9 and pass the salt, please:)

:toast:

[Joe Fields]

63. You took the words right out of my mouth. Put them back...

:)

[I Have A Dream]

58. I'm with you, Joe. Who'da thunk it?!!

I'm an ethical vegetarian, and now I have to worry about spaghetti too?!! :eyes:

I guess I'll have to be careful now when serving spaghetti to state that no spaghetti was hurt in the process of preparing dinner.

:rofl:

[Joe Fields]

64. roflmao!!!!!

:toast:

[tigereye]

47. twist it on the fork, but no spoon

[Xipe Totec]

52. Chopsticks, what else?

After all pasta is a Chinese invention.

And tomatoes came from America.

So spaghetti is the first Chinese American fusion cuisine.

Naturally, you must use chopsticks.

:rofl:

[wildhorses]

73. well, now --

THAT is why they are provided at the olive garden:rofl:

[Call Me Wesley]

54. Only a fork, no spoon as base.

Heck, I'm half Italian. Roll it up and slurp it in (no noise necessary, though) and bite the excess of with your lips. ;)

On edit: Oh, and if you cut it up and are in Italy, they add $5 more to the bill; tourist taxes. :rofl:

[wildhorses]

74. why is it that i totally believe you about the tourist tax??

:rofl:

nice pic of you btw;)

[bigwillq]

57. Twist it with fork

I don't always use the spoon.

[Awsi Dooger]

62. Same

Sometimes I use the plate itself as a twisting base, a substitute for the spoon.

[libnnc]

59. I only learned the spoon trick as an adult

Being from the south, our "spaghetti" (casserole type stuff usually baked) is fork friendly.

[Rabrrrrrr]

60. Another chopsticks user here. Why use a fork? C'est impossible!

Chopsticks, baby. Chopsticks.

[Mojambo]

66. Twist it around my fork, but I don't need no stinking spoon to do it. n/t

[Dastard Stepchild]

67. Twist it... no spoon needed...

because I AM that good. :) Plus, my Nana taught me to do that as soon as I was eating solids. I can make this perfect little bite-size ball.

[Nicole]

68. Spoonless twist.

:hi:

[SPKrazy]

69. wha? no spoon?

i always spray marinara sauce (or whatever sauce if it is other noodles or alfredo or a white sauce) all over me if i don't use a spoon to do it with.

:shrug:


:rofl:



hi nicole -------> :hug:

[Nicole]

70. No spoon.

I have to save that for dessert. :rofl:

Hi spk --------:hug:

[SPKrazy]

83. ahhh good idea!

mebbe that is my problem


:shrug:


:hug:


i always don't have room for dessert

[Fox Mulder]

75. Twist it with a fork and use the plate as the base.

I never did understand how people use a spoon as the base. :shrug: