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john commented on the word butta la pasta
Ms. Bastianich agreed that using less water is O.K. “Yes, I think it’s doable to reduce the cooking water by one third,�? from 6 quarts per pound to 4. “But please ‘butta la pasta’ in boiling water.�?
The New York Times, How Much Water Does Pasta Really Need?, by Harold McGee, February 25, 2009
February 26, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word butta la pasta
You know, I've always used much less water than they say is called for. But I was surprised by the people in the article starting with cold water. I've always boiled the water first, then added the pasta. I would've thought that throwing it in cold water that comes to a gradual boil would have resulted in pasta that sticks to itself much more. Who knew? (Not me, apparently.)
The last few paragraphs about what to do with the thickened pasta water were very interesting. I'll have to try that.
February 26, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word butta la pasta
COLD WATER?! That's an abomination!
February 26, 2009
dontcry commented on the word butta la pasta
Whaaaaaaaat? No.
February 26, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word butta la pasta
That's what I thought too! I'm not even game to try that. It's too weird. The thought of a pound of pasta sitting there in cold water for, what, eight minutes, they said? Eugh.
February 26, 2009
plethora commented on the word butta la pasta
I take umbrage at the suggestion that I should let my pasta sit in cold water.
Also, am I the only one who doesn't salt the water?
February 26, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word butta la pasta
No, pleth, I usually don't either. And I never, ever put oil in it. It doesn't help and just wastes good oil.
Or erl, as I like to call it.
February 26, 2009
bilby commented on the word butta la pasta
My first tandem (ie. conversation exchange) partner in Italy, Anna, told me that when she went to Germany for a year her mother posted her packets of salt, apparently on the theory that Germans didn't have suitable salt for cooking pasta.
February 26, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word butta la pasta
I know Sardinians living in Torino that receive coarse salt from their mothers as well.
February 26, 2009
plethora commented on the word butta la pasta
I used to put oil in with my pasta because my parentals always did when I was a kid. I don't do it anymore, unless it's fettucine, because fettucine always wants to stick together.
February 28, 2009
nycanthro commented on the word butta la pasta
Add capers and mwah!
February 28, 2009
punkin commented on the word butta la pasta
"Echoes of “Mamma! Butta la pasta!�? (Throw in the pasta!�?) can be heard all over Italy by Italian men on their way home from work."
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Bottalico, Michelle (2009, July 30). Mamma! Butta la pasta!. Retrieved August 15, 2009, from Michelle's Italian Journey Web site: http://michellebottalico.blogspot.com/2009/07/mamma-butta-la-pasta.html
August 15, 2009