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Mine is orzo. It's slippery and it should grow a spine and be either pasta or rice but not both.

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[–] Socket462@feddit.it 5 points 11 months ago

And now I am hungry.

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Probably either rotini or rigatoni, neither of which seem to be very durable and nothing's sadder than broken pasta

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

I hate you too.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Angel hair. Undercooked, undercooked, overcooked.

[–] supercriticalcheese@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

angel hair (Capelli D'Angelo) is fresh pasta to be had with a broth, so it shouldn't may too much possible to have it undercooked or matter too much if it's slightly overcooked.

[–] Alenalda@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

elbow macaroni

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Any made with super processed flour that extrudes poorly out the human. The textures and flavors of a whole grain pasta are far more versatile and a whole world most seem to never explore. A sprouted grain can hold sauce while adding complexity and texture instead of eating a blank canvas. The additional natural fiber will take longer to digest leaving you sated for far longer and feeling that much better in the days to come.

[–] spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Buccatini. Still good, but its basically spaghetti with a weirder texture.

[–] kubica@fedia.io 3 points 11 months ago

Any kind small enough to be inconvenient to eat with a fork.

[–] mikazuki@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Bucatini, they are so needlessly hard to pick up for almost no gain over Spaghetti. Same for some Linguine that want to untwist from your fork and try to splatter you with sauce.

[–] Brekky@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Tagliatelle, and all thick noodles, bleurgh

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Orecchiette

Slippery little bastards fall off the spoon or scoot out from under a fork when you try to spear them.

[–] supercriticalcheese@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Orecchiette is one of my favourite shapes. What brand do you buy and what kind of sauce do you combine it with?

Under no circumstances you should be boiling pasta for more than what indicated or it risks becoming too soft.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Probably Barilla, I haven’t bought it in a while but if we do buy pasta it’s usually that brand. Yeah, I do all the cooking and pasta is generally not an issue as far a doneness goes. Sauce? Varies. Alfredo, pesto, or some variant on red sauce.

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[–] UpperBroccoli@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And I can never cook them right! For some reason, even if I cook them for twice as long as the package instructions say, they're still tough and gluey!?!

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Yep, the time between done and mush is pretty narrow.

[–] HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Best: Ziti, fusilli, fetucchine, ditalini, macaroni, mezze rigatoni, small/medium shells, pipe rigate, cut spaghetti, orzo, cavatapi on a good day

Worst: Rotini, acini di pepe, rotelle, farfalle, angel hair, cavatapi on a bad day

Ziti and rotini are the polar opposites for me. Can't stand rotini, actively seek ziti out at all times.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I also hate rotini. But love ziti. I don't know why but yes I agree. Acini de pepe is for soup.

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