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What do you call it?

Forum Opinion Poll
Macaroni 33 22.60%
Pasta 108 73.97%
Noodles 1 0.68%
Other 4 2.74%
 

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sirk1020
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Re: "Macaroni" or "Pasta" & poll

Posted by Tine73

Growing up we always called it macaroni (yes, I am italian Chat Icon ), but now I call it pasta.



Same

Posted 4/5/09 10:17 PM
 

an9elic
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Re: "Macaroni" or "Pasta" & poll

Posted by wannabemom

noodles are the things in a kugel or casserole, macaroni usually has mayo or a cheese sauce, and everything else is pasta Chat Icon



exactly what i was going to say! Chat Icon

Posted 4/5/09 10:21 PM
 

BriBri2u
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Re: "Macaroni" or "Pasta" & poll

I am first generation American - both my parents were born and raised in Italy...I know it as pasta.

We also say sauce (or sugo) not gravy. When I told my mother about how some people say gravy instead of sauce, she said

"gravy like they putta on a turkey?" Chat Icon

Message edited 4/6/2009 9:45:24 AM.

Posted 4/5/09 10:27 PM
 

DaniJude
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Re: "Macaroni" or "Pasta" & poll

Pasta.

Posted 4/5/09 11:10 PM
 

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Re: "Macaroni" or "Pasta" & poll

Posted by drpepper318

usually I call it "pasta" now, but sometimes I say "spaghetti" even when it's a different type of pasta because as a kid, my mom would say "we're having spaghetti for dinner" even if it was ziti or a different type.... so I'm in the habit of just saying spaghetti.



it's all spaghetti to me

Posted 4/5/09 11:11 PM
 

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Re: "Macaroni" or "Pasta" & poll

Posted by Tilde

Posted by Lizzie217

Macaroni...while my mom is Italian, she was born in Brooklyn (so were her parents) I kind of think that NY or American Italian call it Macaroni and real Italians call it Pasta...maybe??Chat Icon Chat Icon



I agree! It is kind of like how "gravy" is an Italian American thing but "sauce" is an Italian thing. LOL



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There are also a lot of regional differences in Italian food & dialect, so it could stem from that as well.

I'm from an Italian American family (my grandma was born here, grandfather came as a child) and we call it macaroni, but we say sauce, not gravy!

It even says "an enriched macaroni product" on some "pasta" packages.

I do say pasta now in "public". Noodles however, are egg noodles, like the kind you serve with stew.


Posted 4/5/09 11:27 PM
 

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Message edited 3/4/2010 8:51:31 PM.

Posted 4/5/09 11:43 PM
 

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Re: "Macaroni" or "Pasta" & poll

pasta

Posted 4/6/09 5:33 AM
 

joenick
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Re: "Macaroni" or "Pasta" & poll

I am Sicilian.

We call it macaroni.

Pasta is only reserved for "pasta salad".

It is, and always has been, macaroni in our family.

Posted 4/6/09 8:02 AM
 

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Re: "Macaroni" or "Pasta" & poll

Posted by joenick

I am Sicilian.

We call it macaroni.

Pasta is only reserved for "pasta salad".

It is, and always has been, macaroni in our family.



Same

Posted 4/6/09 8:11 AM
 

LaurenExp
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Re: "Macaroni" or "Pasta" & poll

Macaroni most of the time. Sometimes I say pasta. I grew up with macaroni.

Posted 4/6/09 8:26 AM
 

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Re: "Macaroni" or "Pasta" & poll

Pasta

Posted 4/6/09 8:50 AM
 

MrsFab
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Re: "Macaroni" or "Pasta" & poll

we're italian and say pasta or we call it by the type- like rigatoni or ziti or spaghetti

Posted 4/6/09 8:56 AM
 

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Re: "Macaroni" or "Pasta" & poll

Pasta

Posted 4/6/09 9:56 AM
 

karenk71
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Re: "Macaroni" or "Pasta" & poll

I grew up calling it macaroni and my parents still call it that but now I say pasta.

Posted 4/6/09 5:27 PM
 
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