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How pasta became the world's favourite food
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| June 15, 2011
| Caroline McClatchey
Posted on 06/15/2011 6:50:47 PM PDT by decimon
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06/15/2011 6:50:50 PM PDT
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decimon
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06/15/2011 6:51:32 PM PDT
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decimon
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posted on
06/15/2011 6:59:56 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
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To: decimon
I have eaten in many Latin/Mexican restaurants and have never seen pasta or any kind. Oh, well....pasta is good.
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posted on
06/15/2011 7:00:31 PM PDT
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svcw
(Non forgiveness is like holding a hot coal thinking the other person will be blistered)
To: decimon
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posted on
06/15/2011 7:01:38 PM PDT
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krb
(Obama is a miserable failure.)
To: svcw
I have eaten in many Latin/Mexican restaurantsUnless you have eaten home-cooked mexican food, you haven't eaten anything but Tex-Mex or the equivalent.
I make fideos y pollo on a regular basis. That's a pasta dish.
Of course, I've lived in the culture, so Tex-mex to me is just Tex-mex. And Taco Hell is American fast food.
/johnny
To: svcw
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posted on
06/15/2011 7:17:31 PM PDT
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La Lydia
To: svcw
I have eaten in many Latin/Mexican restaurants and have never seen pasta or any kind.To be expected in an ethnic restaurant. What people eat at home is probably pretty eclectic these days.
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posted on
06/15/2011 7:18:41 PM PDT
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decimon
To: JRandomFreeper
I would disagree that every restaurant is Tex-Mex. I have eaten Mexican in CO, AZ, NM, TX, UT and CA they are all different. We usually go to non chain hole in the wall places. I have had Mexican in Mexico and most the restaurants are pretty close. I have eaten Mexican in private homes and never had pasta.
Oh, well I'll look over the menus over more carefully next time.
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posted on
06/15/2011 7:19:19 PM PDT
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svcw
(Non forgiveness is like holding a hot coal thinking the other person will be blistered)
To: La Lydia
Yummmm, I am making that tomorrow for dinner. Thanks.
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posted on
06/15/2011 7:20:46 PM PDT
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svcw
(Non forgiveness is like holding a hot coal thinking the other person will be blistered)
To: decimon
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posted on
06/15/2011 7:20:50 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
Noodles (pasta) are incredibly simple to make from scratch.
Homemade UDON style noodles only require 1 teaspoon of salt, 2/3 cups of cool (not cold) water and 2 and 1/2 Cups of All Purpose Wheat Flour. Mix thoroughly the salt into the water then add the All Purpose Wheat Flour.
There is a video of the process on YouTube. The complete process is shown and the kneading and folding the dough in a plastic baggie works unbelievably well. There is one problem though, once you make your own noodles and realize how simple it is, you will never go back to store bought.
Also, you can lightly Wok (fry) the finished boiled noodles with onion, celery, a bit of soy sauce and some sliced steak. The finished product is both are addictive and delicious with some hot chili sauce.
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posted on
06/15/2011 7:23:52 PM PDT
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pyx
(Rule#1.The LEFT lies.Rule#2.See Rule#1. IF THE LEFT CONTROLS THE LANGUAGE, IT CONTROLS THE ARGUMENT.)
To: Bockscar; SunkenCiv
My name is Italian and I’ve always liked pasta.
However...grain foods have been argued here as to their health benefits or deficits. And the comments at the BBC link have some of the same arguments I’ve seen here.
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posted on
06/15/2011 7:25:50 PM PDT
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decimon
To: decimon
I'm glad I used my noodle and read the article before I posted the "fact" that the Chinese invented pasta, which it says is a myth. I also learned this intriguing fact:
It's been associated with prestige - people used to buy votes with pasta.
I think we need another study: What is the favorite payment for votes these days? We need a statistical sample of Demonrats to work with.
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To: decimon
while a tuna-pasta-sweetcornpeas concoction can probably be credited with sustaining many students through their years at university.
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posted on
06/15/2011 7:28:57 PM PDT
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mylife
To: decimon
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posted on
06/15/2011 7:31:31 PM PDT
by
iowamark
To: decimon
Don’t really like pasta - might have been all those Cup-O-Noodles back in college. Just as well, trying to avoid the carbs.
To: svcw
I adore sopa seca. But it can be something as simple as pasta tossed with garlic and olive oil and red pepper flakes, or lemon zest. Or bacon and onions. Yum.
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06/15/2011 7:32:54 PM PDT
by
La Lydia
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