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loveflower 2007-4-15 13:39

Italian style food: Spaghetti

Spaghetti is a long, thin form of <a title="Pasta" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasta">pasta</a>. It is versatile, popular, and available throughout the <a title="Western world" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world">Western world</a>. Spaghetti is the plural form of the <a title="Italian language" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_language">Italian</a> word spaghetto, which is a diminutive of "spago," meaning "thin string" or "twine". The word "spaghetti" can be literally translated as "little strings." A common theory is that <a title="Marco Polo" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Polo">Marco Polo</a> brought the noodles back with him from China, but this is not true [attach]6935[/attach]PreparationMost spaghetti sold and consumed is commercially prepared, then dried. Spaghetti is cooked by <a title="Boiling" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling">boiling</a> the pasta in <a title="Salt" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt">salted</a>
<a title="Water" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water">water</a> until soft. The consistency or texture of spaghetti changes as it is cooked. The most popular consistency is <a title="Al dente" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_dente">al dente</a> which is translated from the Italian as "to the tooth"; that is soft but with texture, sometimes even with bite in the center. Others prefer their spaghetti fully cooked, which gives it a much softer consistency. The best dried spaghetti is made from <a title="Durum" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durum">durum</a> wheat <a title="Semolina" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semolina">semolina</a>. Fresh spaghetti should be prepared with grade '00' flour. Inferior spaghetti is often found produced with other kinds of flour, especially outside Italy.An emblem of <a title="Italian cuisine" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_cuisine">Italian cuisine</a>, spaghetti is frequently served in <a title="Tomato sauce" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato_sauce">tomato sauce</a>, which may contain various <a title="Herb" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb">herbs</a> (especially <a title="Oregano" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregano">oregano</a> and <a title="Basil" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil">basil</a>), <a title="Olive oil" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_oil">olive oil</a>, <a title="Meat" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat">meat</a>, or <a title="Vegetables" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetables">vegetables</a>. Other toppings include any of several hard <a title="Cheese" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese">cheeses</a>, such as <a title="Pecorino Romano" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecorino_Romano">Pecorino Romano</a>, <a title="Parmesan" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parmesan">Parmesan</a> or <a title="Asiago cheese" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiago_cheese">Asiago</a>. Outside Italy it is often served with <a title="Meatball" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meatball">meatballs</a>, although that is not a typical Italian recipe.<a id="Eating" name="Eating"></a><h2>[<a title="Edit section: Eating" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spaghetti&action=edit&section=2">edit</a>]
Eating</h2><div class="thumb tright">Eating spaghetti with a <a title="Fork" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork">fork</a> and a <a title="Spoon" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon">spoon</a> is perfectly polite in parts of the United States, although the view on this varies both there and in most other cultures. Many other cultures eat it with just a fork like most other Continental dishes. In Asia, many people use <a title="Chopsticks" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chopsticks">chopsticks</a> as a form of eating rather than forks, as chopsticks are customary in most Asian countries.</div>Another method of eating spaghetti, which is the traditional way in Italy, is to use just a fork and twist it so that the spaghetti wraps around the fork.<a id="Varieties" name="Varieties"></a><h2>[<a title="Edit section: Varieties" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spaghetti&action=edit&section=3">edit</a>]
Varieties</h2>Spaghettini (thin spaghetti) takes less time (usually two minutes less) to cook to al dente form than regular spaghetti. There is also Spaghettoni (thick spaghetti) which takes longer to cook. All three types of spaghetti are larger than the other round-rod pastas (like <a title="Vermicelli" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermicelli">vermicelli</a>).<a id="Spaghetti_in_popular_culture" name="Spaghetti_in_popular_culture"></a><h2>[<a title="Edit section: Spaghetti in popular culture" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spaghetti&action=edit&section=4">edit</a>]
Spaghetti in popular culture</h2>Spaghetti is well discussed in popular culture, and is extensively used in jokes.<ul><li>On <a title="April fools day" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_fools_day">April fools day</a>, <a title="1957" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957">1957</a>, the <a title="BBC" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC">BBC</a> ran a very successful spoof documentary explaining how spaghetti is grown on <a title="Spaghetti tree" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti_tree">spaghetti trees</a>.<a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti#_note-1">[2]</a>
</li><li>The spoof religion <a title="Pastafarianism" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastafarianism">Pastafarianism</a> holds that the universe was created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster. </li><li>"Spaghetti" can be used to describe objects which is complicated or tangled, such as <a title="Spaghetti code" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti_code">spaghetti code</a> or <a title="Spaghetti Junction" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti_Junction">Spaghetti Junction</a>. </li></ul>

鱼儿 2007-4-15 13:40

I prefer pasta of strage shape, though they taste alike sometimes.

loveflower 2007-4-15 13:48

[attach]6936[/attach]it is pretty easy to cook, and I have developed dozens of personal signature recipes. [em01] [attach]6937[/attach] btw, it can also be served with salty soy product, which is so called "fried sauce noodle",or, Zhajiang Mian, you may be more familar with.   tastes pretty good, [em02]

loveflower 2007-4-15 13:57

one million dollor advice:hair thin or thin spaghetti is good for italian style; thick spaghetti is good for Zhajiang Mian. [em07]

鱼儿 2007-4-15 14:25

<img src="http://www.poster.net/anonymous/anonymous-pasta-2409294.jpg" border="0" alt=""/>I like this one coz it looks cute~

小白兔 2007-4-15 14:32

Hey, buddy, how to make zhajiangmian sauce?

鱼儿 2007-4-15 14:59

<div class="msgheader">QUOTE:</div><div class="msgborder">以下是引用小白兔在2007-4-15 14:32:43的发言： Hey, buddy, how to make zhajiangmian sauce? </div>Find a noodle stall and ask. [em07]BTW, why, isn't White Rabbit white?

loveflower 2007-4-16 04:29

bunny, I will show you how to cook zhajiangmian sauce later. fishie, you must be familiar with the story of <a class="l" href="http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/6-6-2005-71159.asp">The Little Ugly Duck</a>.  [em07]

丘灵 2007-4-16 11:47

Talking about cooking spaghetti, I prefer this way: put spaghetti into boiled water, wait until the water is boiled again, then switch off the gas and cover the pot. Oh, and some people like testing if spaghetti is soft enough or not by throwing it onto a wall. It's said that if sphaghetti sticks onto the wall, then it's ready to eat.

丘灵 2007-4-16 11:48

To Fishie, I like pasta with strange shape too! Like alphabets... :D

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