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fork-or-spoon-spaghetti

How to Eat Spaghetti the Italian Way: Avoid These 5 Mistakes

ByGuido Pasquariello October 18, 2023October 18, 2023

First of all, it is best to repeat that spaghetti should be…

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Barilla Bronze-Cut Pasta: Test and Opinions of Italians (VS Classic Blue Box)

Barilla Bronze-Cut Pasta: Test and Opinions of Italians (VS Classic Blue Box)

ByGuido Pasquariello July 1, 2023August 4, 2023

More than a year after the release of the new Barilla Bronze…

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A hand full of fusilli pasta.

Recognize high-quality Pasta, here is what you need to look at 

ByGuido Pasquariello May 10, 2023March 19, 2025

Dry pasta is conceived in many shapes, extrusions, raw materials, and quality…

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How Italian cook pasta at home.

How to Cook Pasta like a real Italian at Home [mistakes to avoid]

ByGuido Pasquariello May 6, 2023March 19, 2025

Now, I will show you how we Italians traditionally cook pasta every…

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baked-ziti

Are baked Ziti an Italian or American dish?

ByGuido Pasquariello May 1, 2023December 16, 2023

Crunchy on the surface, amazingly tasty, protagonists of an informal and convivial…

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lasagna

American Lasagna vs Italian Lasagna: different twins 

ByGuido Pasquariello May 1, 2023March 19, 2025

Italians are deeply attached to the concept of lasagna and to what…

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pasta floating in water

Why do Italians only eat Pasta al Dente? [check the white soul]

ByGuido Pasquariello April 12, 2023May 8, 2023

For us Italians, pasta is not well-cooked if it is not “al…

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lid on top of a pasta pot

Should Pasta be cooked with a Lid or not? An Italian explains it

ByGuido Pasquariello April 10, 2023May 8, 2023

Cooking a good pasta dish is very simply if you know the…

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pasta-tossed-in-boiling-water

How to prevent Pasta from Sticking? The Italian technique

ByGuido Pasquariello April 10, 2023January 12, 2024

We experienced it (yes, Italians too): a distraction, pasta that tends to…

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pasta-water-boiling-pot

How much water to cook pasta? (Pot size matter)

ByGuido Pasquariello April 10, 2023May 8, 2023

To explain how to cook pasta flawlessly, we need to understand the…

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