"Yes" > wrote in message
...
> 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.



The shape has a great deal to do with the sauce served with the pasta. Many
shapes are specifically designed to hold onto the sauce ergo yes it does
effect the taste.

Dimitri