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Default Why vermicielli rather than spaghetti?

On Tue, 6 Sep 2011 10:00:29 -0700 (PDT), Christopher Helms
> wrote:

> On Sep 6, 8:38*am, "Yes" > 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.


They twist better. Bucatini is the worst.

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