Spaghetti
Spaghetti is a long, string-shaped kind of pasta.[1]
The word spaghetti was first used in 1849 as sparghetti in Eliza Acton's Modern Cookery. It comes from Italian spaghetto, which means "string".[2]
Spaghetti is made from wheat noodles, which are boiled in water for a short time. Spaghetti can either be served as a side dish, or as a main dish. As a main dish, a sauce is added. There are many different kinds of sauces. Simpler ones are made of butter, more complicated ones include tomatos, garlic, olive oil and various other herbs. Different varieties with mussels, fish or meat also exist. Ground Parmesan cheese is often added.
In Italy the sauce is usually mixed with the spaghetti while they are being prepared. Usually, spaghetti are eaten only with a fork, or with a fork and a spoon. Sometimes, they are cut with a knife for small children. Many Italians see using a knife to eat spaghetti as bad manners, except to prepare them for small children.
In the United States, there is a kind of spaghetti called "Alvaro's spaghetti" which is served with alfredo sauce. In some countries,like United States or Canada, meatballs are often in the spaghetti sauce.
In China, spaghetti is often made by hand. In Italy, spaghetti is made with a machine so that large amounts can be made quickly. Italy is the biggest producer and consumer of spaghetti in the world.[3]
It is also a popular dish in Libya.[4]
Spaghetti is called by other words when it has a different thickness: "spaghettini (n. 3)", "spaghetti (n. 5)", and "spaghettoni (n. 8)".
Usually, spaghetti leftovers last in a fridge for around 3 to 5 days, while spaghetti in a freezer will last more than one month.[5]
Spaghetti Media
Fresh spaghetti being prepared using a pasta machine
Classic spaghetti alla carbonara
Spaghetti bolognese, very common outside of Italy, but not customary in that country
A hydraulic press with an automatic spreader by the Consolidated Macaroni Machine Corporation, Brooklyn, New York. This machine was the first to spread long cut alimentary paste products onto a drying stick.
An industrial dryer for spaghetti or other long goods pasta products, also by the Consolidated Macaroni Machine Corporation
- Spaghettispiral,
Dried spaghetti measured with a "spaghetti measure". One portion of dried pasta weighs Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value)., twice the amount of one serving on the package (12 mm circle or 60 g.). The measure can portion out 1, 2, 3, or 4 servings based on the diameter of the circle.
Spaghetti being placed into a pot of boiling water for cooking
Draining the water from boiled spaghetti
Spaghettiheber aus Edelstahl mit Holzgriff
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References
- ↑ "spaghetti (pasta) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia". britannica.com. Retrieved on 9 July 2010.
- ↑ "Online Etymology Dictionary". etymonline.com. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ↑ Consumer Trends Pasta Market in the EU27[dead link] Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
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