Which Pasta Dish Would You Prefer?

[BriamG22]

Take your pick between these three spaghetti dishes:

A) Spaghetti All'Amatriciana- Cherry Tomatoes and Onions are cooked off in Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO). Thet are blended together with the fats rendered from frying the Guanciale. Crispy Guanciale over the top and finished off with Parmigiano Reggiano.

B) Spaghetti Al Pomodoro- Heirloom Cherry Tomaotes and Onions seared off with EVOO and reduced. Blended and strained. Garnished with freshly torn basil to finish.

C) Spaghetti of Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Olives- Sun-Died Tomatoes are seared off in a pan, olives are added then capers. Fresh Basil Leaves at the end. Homemade toasted Italian breadcrumbs used as the final garnish.

Spaghetti All'Amatriciana

Spaghetti Al Pomodoro

Spaghetti of Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Olives

[avery58]

Between those, all'amatriciana.

But my favorites are alla carbonara

And all'assassina 🌶️🍅😋

[BriamG22]

Yummmyyyy, Assassina is really gooddd, but I can't get it out looking picture worthy so gotta work on that a bit more. I didn't include Carbonara because I guess the theme was tomatoes in this case. Perhaps next time I'll ask a poll on the different cheese based pastas like Gricia, Carbonara, Cacio e Pepe

[avery58]

Did you make the pasta in those poll photos?

[avery58]

Pastas*

[BriamG22]

Yeap yeap I did, how about yours? They're so purttyy

[avery58]

Ohhhh they look great! No I just borrowed mine from Google Images 😂

[BriamG22]

Oh haha, I was thinking in my head that I needed to up my photography game. Thanks for the compliments!!

[avery58]

👍😊

[Vevv123]

A. I feel like guanciale looks like pancetta, and I like pancetta. ☺️

[BriamG22]

Ooo, yeah guanciale is cured pig cheek, to me its like pancetta on steroids and has a lot more flavor 🤤🤤🤤

[Vevv123]

Huh 🤔 who would’ve thought there was multiple fancy bacons.

[BriamG22]

Pancetta = fancy bacon, Guanciale = bougey bacon 😂😂

[Vevv123]

Don’t you mean boujee? 🤣🤭 Watch me ask for bougey bacon and the butcher just blinks at me like 🧐

[BriamG22]

Haha oops, I had no clue that's how it was spelled 🤣🤣 thanks for the correction, English isn't my first language lol.

[Vevv123]

No worries! I was questioning my spelling of boujee for a second too 😂 knowing more than one language just scrambles things sometimes.

[BriamG22]

Yeah it does, sometimes i'll be typing in English and randomly start typing the transliterated words of my language 🤣🤣🤣.

[AI Opinion]

That's a delightful selection! Each one tells a unique story, but my adventurous palate leans towards the Spaghetti of Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Olives. 🍅 The combination of the intense flavors from sun-dried tomatoes and olives with the briny contrast of capers evokes memories of wandering through the sun-drenched markets of southern Italy. The breadcrumbs adding a rustic touch remind me of cozy Italian trattorias where unexpected flavors create unforgettable experiences. Buon appetito! 🍝

[FreyaRed]

Fettuccine with ragu alla Napoletana and grated pecorino

[MuddyMole]

None of the above.
I much prefer food with a bit of spice, so if I'm having pasta, I'd go for an arrabiata sauce, or just aglio e olio (plus chilli flakes) which not only tastes better than those, but also has the advantage of being ridiculously quick and easy to make.

Also, spaghetti is easily the worst form of pasta. Radiatori is objectively superior (or failing that, fusilli), as the more complex shape and increased surface area to volume ratio means that more of the sauce sticks to each piece, and you therefore get a more flavoursome bite - instead of bland pasta, and most of the sauce just being mopped up with garlic bread at the end. For the same reason, always use pasta made using a bronze die, as this gives a rougher surface texture, which is better for sauce to stick to (it's generally only cheap own-brand supermarket pasta that isn't).

[BriamG22]

Why did you assume it was cheap pasta? Haha, I usually use Mancini for all my dishes because crap like barilla tastes like instant noodles haha

I also think its disingenuous to say its the worst form. Some dishes like the ones I have listed indeed go best with Spaghetti because they are not incredibly saucy pastas. If you go to Rome and make a carbonara with fusili they're gonna throw a tantrum 🤣🤣.

If I were making a Bolognese for example I would use Papardelle instead. Fusili or Penne for Pesto and Norma Rigatoni for Pasta alla Gricia. Radiatori I usually use for more stewy sauces.

Haha I get needing spice. I'm from South East Asia, we put chillies in everything, you can rest assured all the dishes here have a couple of bird's eye chillis blended together in there 🤣🤣🤣.

[MuddyMole]

Nope. Spaghetti is awful. Italians might well judge you for making a carbonara with fusilli, but they're wrong. That's just their tradition - they will also judge you just as harshly for drinking the wrong kind of coffee for the time of day (try ordering a cappucino after lunchtime, and see what happens).

[BriamG22]

Thanks for the input. Haha I do agree Italians can be a bit crazy when it comes to their traditions. In terms of your opinion on Spaghetti though, let's agree to disagree haha.

[On_cloud_wine]

Are you a chef? All 3 sound unique and delicious in their own way…

[BriamG22]

Nah, not a chef, just enjoy cooking a lot.

[BriamG22]

Yeah, the first 2 are classic dishes, third one is like Southern Italian inspired? There might already be a pasta dish that's similar though. Thanks for the compliment!!!

[Abbycado]

I voted the second because it looks the lightest.

[BriamG22]

Definitely the lightest and healthiest of the bunch. Although, sometimes all you need is really good ingredients and not screw it up to make something tasty. In this case, egregiously overpriced tomatoes 🤣🤣🤣

[Xawyx-2]

I like B and C, because they are suitable for vegetarians.

I guess Spaghetti of Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Olives is my favorite here.

[BriamG22]

The tossted breadcrumbs actually adds a lot of flavor since its seasoned with oregano, parsley and thyme on top of salt and pepper. Adds a ton of crunch too!

[Xawyx-2]

Indeed, very delicious.

[Genie23]

First and third dish looks soooooooo yummm! I like third one presentation wise the most but I don't eat olives, so I'll pick the first dish. Made me super hungry.

[jazzy34]

None of the above. Nothing wrong with spaghetti, but I rarely eat it. When comes to pasta dishes, I prefer Mac and cheese or chicken fettuccine.

[Batsy01010101]

Danielle's the same way she makes mac n cheese rarely eats spaghetti and makes chicken fettuccine

[jazzy34]

Who’s Danielle? Your significant other?

[Batsy01010101]

She's someone i love deeply and wholeheartedly

[jazzy34]

….. Okay.

[jamesgoldman]

I'd go for the first but having working in an Italian restaurant, cooking with Extra virgin olive oil is pointless because the heating ruins the cold pressed nature of EVOO

[HawkPerception]

Spaghetti of Sun-Dried Tomatoes without the olives. Not a fan of olives at all

[leahzrc]

I never heard of any of these but I'll gladly eat them all

[leahzrc]

last one looks tastiest

[Kingofkings1992]

I’ll have a serving of each one please. What time are we eating?

[BriamG22]

After we smash some pints

[Kingofkings1992]

[just_a_potato]

Man I just want my spaghetti to be in some bomb sauce and have tons of meat on top, thats all I want 😔

[Staximus]

I'll take the last one without the bush berries

[katiesmuff]

They are all probably pretty tasty!

[BriamG22]

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Pasta never fills me up. Not a great meal for people with a fast metabolism.

[LiamJHayden]

Al Pomodoro. I prefer lighter meals.

[Allmenrsick]

I like creamy pasta. Alfredo etc.

[KostasKouvalis]

The cherry one. But no meat?

[i_Jedi]

Carbonara all the way!

[CrystalPeak]

Spaghetti

[hollyhankwood]

Spaghetti of sun