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To me, breaking spaghetti is just a big sign that someone is a novice at cooking. It's done because the person thinks they can't fit them in the pot and are too inexperienced to know that the noodles will soften enough in just a few seconds to push them the rest of the way in.
It's less "My Italian ancestors would be horrified" and more "Do you know what you're doing? Would you like some help before you ruin whatever dish you're trying to make?"
To me, the breaking of spaghetti is just a thing smug snobs like to use as a call out to make others feel less than.
If someone breaks pasta noodles, who fucking cares? It tastes the same!
I’ve been cooking homemade from scratch pastas for over 30 years. I break the spaghetti if I feel like the dish needs shorter noodles. So no, I know exactly what I’m doing and I don’t need your help.
Ffs… thinking a dish is “ruined” because someone Broke the spaghetti. LMAO!
I couldn't care less what type of noodles I'm eating in an Italian dish. I care more about the sauce and protein.
Think you meant "couldn't care less"
Thanks. Fixed.
Exactly! Thank you! Same here. The shape/length of the noodle is entirely irrelevant to the dish, unless it’s a specific thickness of sauce, because then you’d base the pasta noodle on wether or not it can hold the sauce.