Basic rules of preparation
Spaghetti Italian style - this is a conceptquite wide. Italians have a huge number of ways to cook this dish. To really cook them the way it is done in Italy, you need to know a few simple rules. The main rule: spaghetti should never be broken. Any Italian will tell you that such "blasphemy" is unacceptable, spaghetti is always cooked completely. Even if you do not have a wide saucepan at hand, you will have to put them in boiling water gradually. When choosing pasta, Italians pay special attention to the fact that there are no traces of unmixed flour along its entire length, in the form of white dots, and, of course, that there are no breaks in the pack. Italian housewives know: in order for pasta to be good for digestion and not make you fat, it is important not to overcook it. Italians cook all spaghetti "to the tooth", leaving it a little undercooked, because they know that it will definitely reach full readiness in the plates, already under the sauce. In Italy, it is not customary to rinse spaghetti with water. Italians do this on purpose so that their surface remains rough, so the pasta will “catch” the sauce better. After cooking, they are transferred to a colander and wait until the water drains, and then returned to the pan or placed in a deep or wide plate, depending on which recipe was chosen.
How to eat spaghetti
You need to know how to cook and eat spaghettiin Italian. Children who are just beginning to master the art of eating the national product are given a fork and a spoon, with which they twist the spaghetti onto the fork. Adult Italians do not need a spoon, they twist the macaroni onto the fork quite skillfully without it. The most common mistake that tourists and beginner lovers of Italian cuisine make is an attempt to twist as much macaroni onto their fork as possible. The result is such a large skein that it is impossible to eat it at one go, and, according to Italians, tearing spaghetti is barbaric. In restaurants or at official receptions, where tables are located too close to each other, it is better not to order spaghetti if you have not yet fully mastered the intricacies of eating it. There is a high probability of splashing your neighbor with sauce, and then a pleasant evening and mood will be ruined for both him and you.
A few words about the "right" sauce
Spaghetti Italian style will not be realdish, if you do not choose a sauce for it. Italians have many varieties of sauces, and almost every housewife has her own, signature recipe. There are classic, original sauces that support the traditions of this or that city in Italy. The Romans, for example, offer carbonara sauce, residents of the city of Naples prefer to serve tomato sauce with spaghetti. There is also garlic sauce, bolognese sauce and a huge number of others. The northern regions of Italy prepare this dish with mushrooms, cheese, olives or minced meat. Southern coastal cities and towns love spaghetti with seafood. The only subtlety you need to know: the sauce should be uniform in consistency and should not be too thick. There are many recipes for preparing this popular dish, and you can choose any recipe for yourself and your family. It is worth adding that this product is very popular in Russia. Almost every housewife has a couple of packs of pasta in stock in the kitchen. What is called macaroni in Russia is called pasta in Italy. There are hundreds of types of pasta. For example, our noodles are fettuccine, ears are oriciette, spirals are fusili, horns are macaroni. And only one type of pasta is called the same by both Italians and Russians - spaghetti! Cook to your health and enjoy your meal!
