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What's your favourite shape?

19/04/2008 09:19

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kat

member since 08/04/2008
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Hi guys,

what's your favourite shape of pasta? I personally like farfalle a lot (butterfly/bow tie shape), but that's just because I think they're pretty

. My bf prefers spirelli. He says they soak up more sauce. I used to think it didn't matter that much what the pasta looks like but he actually gets a bit miffed when I cook other shapes.

Are there shapes you don't like, and why not? I'm not a big fan of maccaroni (long and hollow) - I always get sauce all over my shirt when I try to eat them gracefully.

CU,

kat

19/04/2008 13:52

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aprilfool

member since 01/04/2008
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Hi kat,

I like farfalle, too, esp. for salads or with a lot of vegetables and not a lot of sauce.
For carbonara and tomato sauce (thick) we like spaghettini best.

Penne rigate (ribbled?) for arrabiata or cheesy sauces.

Tagliatelle I love, but Mr. Aprilfool doesn't.

April

19/04/2008 14:21

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frangipani

member since 06/03/2008
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Hi there,

I love spaghetti, my husband prefers bavette and linguine.

For salads I use farfalle or penne or mini penne rigate.

And for asian stir-fries, salads and soups are japanese somen noodles really nice. They are very thin, comparable with 'angel hair'.

19/04/2008 15:31

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Smartie

member since 18/04/2008
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My husband prevers spirelli too and also means that they soak pretty much sauce.

There must be something right.
My favorite is spaghetti and tagliatelli. I love to wrap them around the fork and the feeling they cause in my mouth.

19/04/2008 18:09

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kat

member since 08/04/2008
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Yeah, spirelli do actually soak up a lot of sauce due to their shape, but that doesn't really matter to me - I eat pasta that comes with a lot of sauce with a spoon

Bolognese and carbonara sauce can ONLY be eaten with spaghetti, though. That's a rule not even my honey disagrees with

21/04/2008 11:06

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Ametyst

member since 10/04/2008
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Hello!

I guess I'm the boring type but I love spaghetti best

I do use other shapes, too, though - namely Penne and Fusilli, too. For pasta bakes I prefer Fusilli or Maccaroni.

I can't say I dislike any particular shape but I least buy Farfalle. They look nice on a plate but I don't get the same joy of eating out of them as I do when I eat spaghetti. Funny huh?

Ametyst

26/04/2008 18:54

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Janaja

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I like spaghetti best if I eat them with sauces. For baked pasta I prefere spirelli.
But its funny, I don't like penne and maccaroni. I have an aunt who hates maccaroni and penne, when she was a child she even refused to eat them

.
Funny isn't it?

JJ

28/04/2008 15:58

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fim

member since 17/04/2008
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Hi, I like all of them,prefer anglehair with shrimp scampi.

lg. fim

28/04/2008 16:18

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fim

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Hi, I like all of them,prefer anglehair with shrimp scampi.

lg. fim

30/04/2008 19:17

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Decorlady

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Hello

I love Angelhair ,Penne and Bowtie Pasta .

Decorlady

30/04/2008 20:08

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busylissy

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Orichietti, the 'little ears' pasta of southern Italy. It's got a wonderfully rough surface and any sauce will cling to it.

I think I go and cook some right now!

Busylissy

30/04/2008 21:35

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gabriele_01

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Hi everybody!

I like all kinds of pasta, it all depends on what I am cooking to go along with the pasta. I disagree with kat on the bolognese and spaghetti issue. Have you ever tried your bolognese with fussili, rotini or radiatori? The only dish I HAVE to have spaghetti for is Carbonara.

My husband only likes spaghetti and elbow maccheroni.

Gabi

30/04/2008 22:40

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Che

member since 22/03/2008
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Hi Gabi,
elbow maccheroni I had to look up - no miracle, it's the only pasta I don't like.

Hi everybody,
I'm a pasta addict. My favs are spaghetti, farfalle, tagliatelle, linguine, penne.
I don't care very much for cannelloni or those big shell-shaped varieties.

Wholemeal pasta is not exactly my kind of dish.

Once to thrice in autumn we are having a spaghetti pumpkin, that's nice, too.

Che

01/05/2008 01:42

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Bookkeeper

member since 05/03/2008
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Hi y'all

I'm finally finished looking through my types of pasta/noodles. Not that I'm a pasta addict, however, I do believe different type of shapes taste different. I have at least 5 'types' of spaghetti: regular spaghetti, spaghetti rigati, thin spaghetti, angel hair and linguine. And about 8 or so other types of 'Italian' type pastas. I also love egg noodles for some of my salads and I always bring special shapes back from Germany. Here in the regular grocery stores you only get egg noodles medium or wide, just a strip of noodle. If you are lucky they'll have some imported ones like stars or alphabet noodles from Germany. And then of course, a collection of Chinese and Japanese noodles.

Tallyho
Petra

01/05/2008 18:24

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gabriele_01

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Bookkeeper,

try looking in Kroger. They have stars & alphabet in their regular sortiment, as well as in their "Private Selection" brand. And I have found imported pasta for really cheap at Big Lots! Last time, I was able to get some wide fetuccine, rolled into little "nests".

Gabi

01/05/2008 19:00

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Bookkeeper

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Gabi

I did say you can find the stars and/or alphabet noodles at our local grocery stores, sometimes

. But those I can always get at our military store. I love the 'fork spaghetti' or 'Pfiffli' egg noodles e.g. Those you don't find here. Btw I got those 'nests', too, at Big Lots a while back.

Tallyho
Petra

07/06/2008 16:41

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Liesbeth

member since 07/06/2008
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Hi there,

I like pasta very much, nearly all kinds, but my favourite shape are short maccaroni.

Best regards

Liesbeth

20/12/2010 10:14

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punita123

member since 24/11/2010
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Hi Kat,
Zucchini Pesto with Pasta is my favourite in pasta.

20/12/2010 15:13

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Androcles

member since 08/09/2010
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You don't half like digging graves up, punita! This thread is from 2008 when the site was brand new!

But what sort of pasta with your Zucchini Pesto, flat round, hollow, short, long, or twirly?

A!

07/01/2011 13:45

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springtime

member since 29/12/2010
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Hi there,

I think that it depends on what exactly you are cooking the pasta with. For me, I prefer spagetti generally with everything as it is so versatile. Except in Salads where I would prefer fussilli with nice golden croutons.

MMMMM

25/02/2011 10:25

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spring

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Alternatively. zucchini with everything works well!

25/02/2011 16:02

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Androcles

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Spring and Springtime are you one and the same or a split personality, or actually nothing to do with each other at all?

A.

15/03/2011 11:48

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tartetatin

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Linguine and Orecchiette are my favourites.

25/09/2011 15:54

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Inge

member since 25/09/2011
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I love noodles in all kinds and colours, I am a noodle addict

30/06/2012 02:29

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stevetamer

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Spaghetti for carbonara or amatrisiana, I´m a pasta addict

28/01/2013 00:25

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Keodo

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I like all the shapes to be honest lol But if I had to choose one it owuld be shaghetti :P

28/01/2013 09:13

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Androcles

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And what shape is that. pray?

12/02/2013 10:52

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Jennifer33

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Hi!

I totally prefer linguine!

I don't like maccaroni. Funny how different pasta can taste even if they are all made of the same stuff.

Jennifer

12/02/2013 11:19

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alexia_cu

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oh I do agree with Jennifer.

And my favourite type/shape of pasta is linguine as well.

Alexia

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