TOTALLY GEEKED!

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Dear Miss Manners: Americans Don't Know How to Eat Spaghetti

TrudyML · Guru

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Banging head on keyboard....

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Well, i did not know there were actual Pasta bowls, lol. Now I know. Now, i must have them!

TrudyML · Guru

I have them. I was given them as a gift.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I have never used anything other than a fork to eat spaghetti. Never.

Don't know of anyone who does.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

http://www.amazon.com/Corelle-Livingware-20-Ounce-Salad-Winter/dp/B0000CFPYA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464092900&sr=8-1&keywords=spaghetti+bowl+corelle

Will these work? I love Correlle and i have frost white. I keep it simple, lol.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Well, i did not know there were actual Pasta bowls, lol. Now I know. Now, i must have them!

You heathen!

I am never coming to dinner at your house...LOL

flan

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I will be making spaghetti and homemade meatballs tonight!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Pasta bowls?

Meh. Bunch a hooey.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I will be making spaghetti and homemade meatballs tonight!

Ummm...

I'll bring the garlic bread!

flan

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

lilyofcourse wrote:
Pasta bowls?

Meh. Bunch a hooey.

Oh have some fun of Pete sakes!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Ok. I'll wear springy antenna while eating my spaghetti.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

It's about time!

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Pasta bowls?

Meh. Bunch a hooey.
Oh have some fun of Pete sakes!

Seriously. It's an Italian tradition.

And honestly, for kids, it would be easier to have the side of the bowl to help gather the spaghetti strands.

flan

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

I love pasta bowls.

But lady in the OP - you are in America now. Get over it. You want to see authentic Italian - go to Italy.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

I do remember the first time I was served a spoon with spaghetti - it was in an Italian restaurant. When I asked what the spoon was for, they looked at me like I was an idiot. So, for the longest time, I thought that was the way I was supposed to eat it - twirling the fork in the spoon.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lawyerlady wrote:
I love pasta bowls.

But lady in the OP - you are in America now. Get over it. You want to see authentic Italian - go to Italy.

It's open to interpretation, of course, but it seems like the lady in the OP has her heart in the right place, based mostly on this statement:

And then I will, with a big smile, present each couple with a set of bowls, saying that this is a thank-you gift for their thoughtfulness in making me feel at home here.

flan

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

In America we just shovel it in in the quickest way possible lol.

FNW · Guru

My DH will use a spoon. I never have. It's useless, IMO. Learn how to eat it with a fork, dammit! Anyway, now I, too, must get pasta bowls. I have the large one for family style servings. DH & I got one when we came home from our honeymoon in Italy.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Honestly, if I'm having pasta I'd rather have anything BUT spaghetti...Sauce clings to the various shapes better.

flan

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

I love everything about this question and answer!!

Pasta bowls are a "nice to have" but not a necessity. It is possible to eat spaghetti with a fork only without pasta bowls. It's like having the right glass for the right type of wine - you can certainly drink it out of whatever you want, but there IS a right way to do it.

No one I know, and no authentic Italian restaurant uses a spoon. If they serve it with a spoon, it's an American restaurant trying to be Italian. It takes more than spaghetti and meatballs to be Italian though.

I honestly didn't know that people didn't know about pasta bowls!! We use ours for stew and all sorts of things.

Vette · Owl drink to that!

I cut up my spaghetti with a knife so it's not long and stringy and messy. Tastes the same with half the mess.

FNW · Guru

I do seem to have pasta bowls. From a set of casual china my grandparents kept at the cabin and gave to me before grandpa died. I use them for all sorts of things. I have used them to serve drunken shrimp as well as shrimp, bowties & zucchini in a light tomato broth. I think I'll start using them for spaghetti.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

flan327 wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Pasta bowls?

Meh. Bunch a hooey.
Oh have some fun of Pete sakes!
Seriously. It's an Italian tradition.
And honestly, for kids, it would be easier to have the side of the bowl to help gather the spaghetti strands.
flan

My kids learned to eat from a plate like a human. Bowls are for soup, cereal and ice cream.

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Such a silly Italian, tsk tsk tsk.

I want a root beer float now. biggrin

Ohfour · Hooker

FNW wrote:
I do seem to have pasta bowls. From a set of casual china my grandparents kept at the cabin and gave to me before grandpa died. I use them for all sorts of things. I have used them to serve drunken shrimp as well as shrimp, bowties & zucchini in a light tomato broth. I think I'll start using them for spaghetti.

I think I have 12 "pasta" bowls. But they get used for other things too, not just for pasta. One set has a grape pattern and one set has an herb pattern.

TrudyML · Guru

I use them as salad bowls.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

just Czech wrote:
Such a silly Italian, tsk tsk tsk.

I want a root beer float now.

Root beer float does sound good.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

lilyofcourse wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Pasta bowls?

Meh. Bunch a hooey.
Oh have some fun of Pete sakes!
Seriously. It's an Italian tradition.
And honestly, for kids, it would be easier to have the side of the bowl to help gather the spaghetti strands.
flan
My kids learned to eat from a plate like a human. Bowls are for soup, cereal and ice cream.

And my kids are not human?

When I go to a restaurant & order pasta & it is served in a bowl, should I storm out?

flan

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

flan327 wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Pasta bowls?

Meh. Bunch a hooey.
Oh have some fun of Pete sakes!
Seriously. It's an Italian tradition.
And honestly, for kids, it would be easier to have the side of the bowl to help gather the spaghetti strands.
flan
My kids learned to eat from a plate like a human. Bowls are for soup, cereal and ice cream.

And my kids are not human?
When I go to a restaurant & order pasta & it is served in a bowl, should I storm out?
flan

I assume your kids are human.

And you can do whatever you want.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

lilyofcourse wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Pasta bowls?

Meh. Bunch a hooey.
Oh have some fun of Pete sakes!
Seriously. It's an Italian tradition.
And honestly, for kids, it would be easier to have the side of the bowl to help gather the spaghetti strands.
flan
My kids learned to eat from a plate like a human. Bowls are for soup, cereal and ice cream.

Lily, seriously - this cracks me up. Who died and made you the dish police? Why is a plate more proper than a pasta bowl?

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Lawyerlady wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Pasta bowls?

Meh. Bunch a hooey.
Oh have some fun of Pete sakes!
Seriously. It's an Italian tradition.
And honestly, for kids, it would be easier to have the side of the bowl to help gather the spaghetti strands.
flan
My kids learned to eat from a plate like a human. Bowls are for soup, cereal and ice cream.

Lily, seriously - this cracks me up. Who died and made you the dish police? Why is a plate more proper than a pasta bowl?

It isnt. It cracks me up, too.

Go back and read. Gaga and I goofed off a bit and it was over.

apple · Guru

I know a lot of Italians, not one of them owns a set of "pasta bowls".

Its not rocket science, you get a little bit on your fork, twist and then eat.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

apple wrote:
I know a lot of Italians, not one of them owns a set of "pasta bowls".

Its not rocket science, you get a little bit on your fork, twist and then eat.

They must be fake Italians, apple...

flan

apple · Guru

flan327 wrote:
apple wrote:
I know a lot of Italians, not one of them owns a set of "pasta bowls".

Its not rocket science, you get a little bit on your fork, twist and then eat.
They must be fake Italians, apple...
flan

Nope, I can guarantee their authenticity. I bet any Italians with "pasta bowls" got them as gifts.... biggrin

huskerbb · Guru

??? Pasta is almost always served in bowls such as described in Italian restaurants.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

huskerbb wrote:
??? Pasta is almost always served in bowls such as described in Italian restaurants.

Don't tell Lily that.

flan

huskerbb · Guru

Olive Garden doesn't count.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

huskerbb wrote:
Olive Garden doesn't count.

Ya think?

flan

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Never had it served on anything other than a plate. Anywhere.

chef · Guru

I've never used a spoon to eat spaghetti. I don't have a problem twirling the strands onto my fork using a regular plate. DH has Italian heritage. The first time we had spaghetti, he applauded me for not using a spoon.

chef · Guru

huskerbb wrote:
Olive Garden doesn't count.

It's not authentic Italian but they do serve their pasta in bowls.

apple · Guru

chef wrote:
huskerbb wrote:
Olive Garden doesn't count.
It's not authentic Italian but they do serve their pasta in bowls.

Exactly. :)

huskerbb · Guru

lilyofcourse wrote:
Never had it served on anything other than a plate. Anywhere.

Actual Italian Restaurants do.

The buffet at Pizza Hut--probably not.

-- Edited by huskerbb on Tuesday 24th of May 2016 06:14:46 PM

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

huskerbb wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Never had it served on anything other than a plate. Anywhere.

Actual Italian Restaurants do.

The buffet at Pizza Hut--probably not.

-- Edited by huskerbb on Tuesday 24th of May 2016 06:14:46 PM

Talking about real Italian owned and operated, non chain, restaurants.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

apple wrote:
chef wrote:
huskerbb wrote:
Olive Garden doesn't count.
It's not authentic Italian but they do serve their pasta in bowls.
Exactly. :)

Not always.

huskerbb · Guru

lilyofcourse wrote:
huskerbb wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Never had it served on anything other than a plate. Anywhere.

Actual Italian Restaurants do.

The buffet at Pizza Hut--probably not.

-- Edited by huskerbb on Tuesday 24th of May 2016 06:14:46 PM
Talking about real Italian owned and operated, non chain, restaurants.

You must not have been in very many of those. I've seen a few that don't use bowls--but by far the minority. Most I've been in do.

apple · Guru

lilyofcourse wrote:
apple wrote:
chef wrote:
huskerbb wrote:
Olive Garden doesn't count.
It's not authentic Italian but they do serve their pasta in bowls.
Exactly. :)
Not always.

What I was agreeing to is that its not authentic to serve pasta in bowls. :)

Ohfour · Hooker

We spent 2 weeks in the Italian Alps...not the tourist trap places. Villages...cantinas. Where the red wine is served in a pitcher. Cold. G has an old friend that has lived there most his life.
Pasta was always served in a bowl.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

It's plain to see we have all had different experiences.