Reposting from another sub to get thoughts on this demo. I’m usually against adding oil to pasta dough as in this video, but otherwise what do we think of this demonstration?
_OneHappyDude
Semolina/water >>> flour/eggs (my opinion)
CuukingDrek
I mean, pasta was already overcooked when it hit the sauce.
SeattleBrother75
Just like Nonna would make
OkArmy7059
Pretty sure 99% of the time Italians aren’t making spaghetti alla chitarra from scratch at home. Correct me if I’m wrong.
kimbosdurag
Looks good. I wouldn’t call it traditional or the monolithic Italian way to make spaghetti but the chitarra is a cool tool and I also really like doing a tomato confiet like this with cherry tomatoes from the garden.
Lostatoothinmydream
I don’t have time for this, so I put eggs and flour in the mixer. Done. Perfect. It’s so stupid how influencers and content creators think this is still the only way to make pasta in 2025 because it looks good on a shoot.
Astro_Man133
That’s an American wanna be Italian way to cook pasta
Famous_Release22
The most popular spaghetti in Italy is a dry pasta made with durum wheat and without eggs and has a round section. These are spaghetti alla guitar, they have a square section, they are mainly widespread in one Italian region, Abuzzo, and they are probably the only pasta in Italy that is eaten with meatballs, which however are very small compared to those eaten in the USA.
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Reposting from another sub to get thoughts on this demo. I’m usually against adding oil to pasta dough as in this video, but otherwise what do we think of this demonstration?
Semolina/water >>> flour/eggs (my opinion)
I mean, pasta was already overcooked when it hit the sauce.
Just like Nonna would make
Pretty sure 99% of the time Italians aren’t making spaghetti alla chitarra from scratch at home. Correct me if I’m wrong.
Looks good. I wouldn’t call it traditional or the monolithic Italian way to make spaghetti but the chitarra is a cool tool and I also really like doing a tomato confiet like this with cherry tomatoes from the garden.
I don’t have time for this, so I put eggs and flour in the mixer. Done. Perfect. It’s so stupid how influencers and content creators think this is still the only way to make pasta in 2025 because it looks good on a shoot.
That’s an American wanna be Italian way to cook pasta
The most popular spaghetti in Italy is a dry pasta made with durum wheat and without eggs and has a round section. These are spaghetti alla guitar, they have a square section, they are mainly widespread in one Italian region, Abuzzo, and they are probably the only pasta in Italy that is eaten with meatballs, which however are very small compared to those eaten in the USA.