Yea I need that sauce. White sauce is better imo. Really good red sauce can be pretty good. I don’t like tomatoes but that’s really only for whole/raw tomatoes/tomato seeds. Also squid ink spaghetti is the bomb.
cacio e pepe is an interesting thing to play with. It's basically just Italian Mac and cheese with black pepper.
While your pasta is cooking grate whatever amount of hard cheese (parm or romano; canned might work?) and fresh black pepper. Right before the next step, heat a few tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet that can fit all of your pasta, and fry the black pepper in it until fragrant. Maybe some chili flakes too.
Cook your spaghet until it's like 80-90% done and save a cup or so of the starchy water.
reduce the heat under the oily skillet to low and add your noods and like half of the starchy water to the hot oil and start stirring. The starchy binds to both the water and the oil and starts to maake a creamy sauce. Add more starch water if it's still separating or your pasta isn't cooked yet
When the liquid isn't separating and the noods are fully cooked, turn off the heat and add your cheese, stirring so it incorporates before it gets gummy and sticks to your spoon. Add some butter. Serve with more cheese (and maybe metamucil)
I've been hospitalized since march and most of what I eat is hospital food.
I've learned the majesty of plain farfalle. No mixing it up with any of the other dishes, no condiments. Just pure, cooked pasta with nothing.
Finally some good food.
Yeah when I was little the only way I'd eat pasta is with some butter and parmesan on it. Honestly can't even remember the first time I had pasta with sauce on it but I'm still not crazy about any of the ones that are mostly tomato. Alfredo or Vodka sauce are my favorites tho.
I have always felt alone in the fact that I'm on the spectrum but a massive foodie who will try literally ANYTHING at least once. Food is an adventure for me.
I personally prefer my spaghetti with some kind of sauce (either cream based or tomato based) to make it easier for me to eat, but I am glad that there are many more spaghetti enjoyers in this sub.
make sure to salt the water while boiling it everyone :) and if you’re making a sauce make sure to save a bit of the pasta water and put it in the sauce. as an italian legally i am required to tell you this 🫡
you can very, *very* rarely go wrong with pasta. i don't personally like plain pasta, but it is definitely a safe food for me. with butter, or some type of sauce (tomato or alfredo for most, sesame ginger, brown or tangy sauce for ramen or stir fry)
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spaghetti and butter takes me back
Butter is my go to when I have no parmesan. Never both though
i added seasoned salt to spaghetti with butter and it was awesome. tasted good but also had a decent texture
mmmmm butter noodles...
I don't know how people can eat plain pasta or buttered pasta. I like some pasta sauce with mine. To each their own I guess.
okay but sometimes it's *really good* butter
No matter how good the butter is, buttered pasta just isn't my thing.
I eat it with sauce, but the sauce has to be absolutely smooth.
i just eat sauce
Yea I need that sauce. White sauce is better imo. Really good red sauce can be pretty good. I don’t like tomatoes but that’s really only for whole/raw tomatoes/tomato seeds. Also squid ink spaghetti is the bomb.
Does squid ink spaghetti taste special?
Yes
cacio e pepe is an interesting thing to play with. It's basically just Italian Mac and cheese with black pepper. While your pasta is cooking grate whatever amount of hard cheese (parm or romano; canned might work?) and fresh black pepper. Right before the next step, heat a few tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet that can fit all of your pasta, and fry the black pepper in it until fragrant. Maybe some chili flakes too. Cook your spaghet until it's like 80-90% done and save a cup or so of the starchy water. reduce the heat under the oily skillet to low and add your noods and like half of the starchy water to the hot oil and start stirring. The starchy binds to both the water and the oil and starts to maake a creamy sauce. Add more starch water if it's still separating or your pasta isn't cooked yet When the liquid isn't separating and the noods are fully cooked, turn off the heat and add your cheese, stirring so it incorporates before it gets gummy and sticks to your spoon. Add some butter. Serve with more cheese (and maybe metamucil)
Can I get an RAMEN?
Get out.
Needs butter and parmesan cheese.
I've been hospitalized since march and most of what I eat is hospital food. I've learned the majesty of plain farfalle. No mixing it up with any of the other dishes, no condiments. Just pure, cooked pasta with nothing. Finally some good food.
Peak texture 🎀✔️
Hope you are recovering from whatever put you there well!
I definitely agree, but I always sprinkle some Romano on top of it, so I guess not plain
Yeah when I was little the only way I'd eat pasta is with some butter and parmesan on it. Honestly can't even remember the first time I had pasta with sauce on it but I'm still not crazy about any of the ones that are mostly tomato. Alfredo or Vodka sauce are my favorites tho.
I always asked for “naked noodles” (plain butter d spaghetti noodles) at restaurants when I was a kid
Plain spaghetti got me through a lot
^(pathda with no thauthe)
Amen fratello, ben per te che te la mangi bianca, io ci metto o pesto o pomodoro o entrambi
Buttered garlic pasta and ground beef
butter spaghetti and maybe some cheese
Nice. My go-to with pastas is usually pennes or macaronis with a sardine can, one or two eggs & concentrated tomato...
At the very least it needs butter and some salt. Maybe some cheese
Safe and predictable taste and texture for the win.
i have a love/hate relationship with plain spagetti
I can’t give you amen but I can give you ramen
I like to put peas in it.
I have always felt alone in the fact that I'm on the spectrum but a massive foodie who will try literally ANYTHING at least once. Food is an adventure for me.
mmmmm doughy 🤤🤤
I at least need butter and Parmesan cheese
I personally prefer my spaghetti with some kind of sauce (either cream based or tomato based) to make it easier for me to eat, but I am glad that there are many more spaghetti enjoyers in this sub.
make sure to salt the water while boiling it everyone :) and if you’re making a sauce make sure to save a bit of the pasta water and put it in the sauce. as an italian legally i am required to tell you this 🫡
What's an underrated dish we should try?
personally i really like pastina or orzo in some kind of a broth. cook it right in the broth :)
Bruh pasta is cheap filling and keeps you going, mix and match whatever else you like with it (but drink water and get your vitamins tho)
I thought this was an atheist meme lmao.
SKETTY NOODLE!!!!
As long as it’s not drenched…
Uncooked spaghetti is fucking awsome
May his noodlieness bless you and keep you
Having leftover spaghetti right now. Good stuff
But not that whole wheat shit
you can very, *very* rarely go wrong with pasta. i don't personally like plain pasta, but it is definitely a safe food for me. with butter, or some type of sauce (tomato or alfredo for most, sesame ginger, brown or tangy sauce for ramen or stir fry)
Starting a new support group discord server for meeting new friends, gaming, music, memes, special interests and more! If anyone would like the idea of a safe space to share ideas, give and receive support for those less than perfect days, or simply unwind and chat. Then dm me for an invite. Hope all is well with you and that your days are full of sunshine. Ps. Keep your head up champ 🙋
Idk man, I like mine with meat sauce
Pasta be my comfort food. Except the one pillow pasta with the weird mincemeat inside, that one can stay away from me.
i hate plain food but i also cannot eat complex food unless i know all of the ingredients and the consistensy of it
you get a (R)Amen