• MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.world
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    vor 6 Tagen

    yeah, i traditionally use chopsticks for asian noodles and forks for european noodles but now i’m gonna grab a pair of sticks for carbonara night and start an argument.

    • smeg@feddit.uk
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      vor 5 Tagen

      european noodles

      You’ve already started an argument by calling pasta “noodles”!

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              Isn’t that just the German word for “noodle” (and apparently “pasta” too)?

              I’m interested now! I can’t find an obvious difference in definition but it seems that pasta and noodles use different types of wheat and are prepared in different ways. Plus they tend to be used in different foods from different cultures, but I don’t think that changes what they are.

              I’ve only ever heard Americans (and now Germans!) refer to pasta as noodles, is it just a cultural thing?