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Default Why vermicielli rather than spaghetti?

On 06/09/2011 1:00 PM, Christopher Helms wrote:
> On Sep 6, 8:38 am, > wrote:
>> What's the reasoning to choose one pasta type (for example, sphaghetti)
>> over another (say vermicelli or those elbow things) to serve as the
>> pasta component of a meal? Does the shape really matter to the taste
>> of the dish?
>>
>> TIA.

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> I always prefer vermicelli or angel hair over those big spaghetti
> things. I'm not exactly sure why.


I use different pastas for different dishes. I use angel hair or
spaghettini for stir fries, spaghetti with tomato or bolognais <sp?>
sauce,d linguini with cream sauces, macaroni or penne with cheese sauce.