What's your Noodle?

[SusanLR]

The stuffed ones.
Ravioli, mezzalune, pieogi, tortellini stuffed with mushrooms.
Farfalle salad.
Spatzle and spring rolls.

I put meatballs on shells with marinara and ricotta cheese.
Love lobster alfredo mezzeluna.

If I were a noodle? Angel hair.

 

[Gerald Wilgus]

Love Chinese flat wide noodles. Like the cellophane noodles in spring rolls, and Filipino pansit noodles. Angel hair is perfect. Right now l can buy spaghetti with 13 grams of protein - perfect. Also like ramen noodles and freshly made Chinese noodles. My daughter and l like a fried egg on top of ramen noodles.

For Dim Sum, the rice noodle rolls, cheong fun, I find to be especially good.

 

[Judge]

1. Angel Hair Pasta
2. Angel Hair Pasta
3. Angel Hair Pasta

(In that order)

Wish I had a dollar for every time I was in an Italian restaurant and asked if I could get dish with angel hair pasta!

 

[Magna]

Great topic.

Like: Capellini, Vermi-smelli, Spaghetti, Ravioli, Tortellini, Lasagna (provided I like the fillings) and a lot of others like Orecchiette.

Dislike: I'm not a fan of Penne for some reason. I like elbow macaroni in Mac & Cheese but hate it in combination with any tomato based sauce.

If I were a noodle? I'd have to think about that for a week before coming up with an answer!

 

[Aneka]

You would like the documentary, Ramen Heads, which follows Osamu Tomita making his Tsukemen Ramen, a very thick base made for dipping. I have a goal of eating some at his shop.

But for wonderful entertainment, try the film, Tampopo. It is deliciously funny in a way that the Japanese can only pull off.

Japanese cuisine is mindblowing. I've seen a chef prepare scrambled eggs for breakfast in rectangular shape using only sticks as an utensil. They work quick and neat, amazing skills.

 

[Aneka]

"Messer

1. Ravioli (swoon)
2. orzo (also swoon)
3. Linguini (with garlic & clams)
4. Dischi (in homemade minestrone)

I try to stay away from wheat, but it has a way luring me back.

@Tom my mama used to make that too. If there were any leftovers, next morning we’d have them warmed up in butter with a little cinnamon sugar. She used 2 spoons to make them. “Messerspitzen” she said. I think it means little bits of dough. (?)

"Messerspitze" (literally tip of a knife) is a term used in recipes and an indication of quantity, meaning a pinch in English. I'm not sure, it could also be a local slang word for "Spätzle" or at least a term used exclusively in your family (we have a few such words). Ask your Mama.

 

[Aneka]

For Dim Sum, the rice noodle rolls, cheong fun, I find to be especially good.

I know next to nothing about Asian noodle shapes. I would like to learn more.

 

[Gerald Wilgus]

I know next to nothing about Asian noodle shapes. I would like to learn more.

If you have a place that serves Dim Sum, try it for lots of different dumplings and noodles. Usually the servers come around with carts of various dishes, you choose what you want and the plates are tallied up at the end (unless they mark your card while serving). Here are rice noodle rolls Hong Kong style. Slippery devils, but delicious.