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Default Why vermicielli rather than spaghetti?

On Tue, 6 Sep 2011 10:00:29 -0700 (PDT), Christopher Helms
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>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 feel familiar, like pubic hair? LOL