Our pal Nancy > wrote:
> Peter Aitken wrote:
> > "Sam" > wrote in message
> > om...

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> > > Maybe some here could enlighten me, can you use macaroni spirals and
> > > still call it spaghetti bologese? would you serve it that way in your
> > > resturant?
>
> > Well, you certainly cannot call it spaghetti bolognese because spaghetti is
> > a specific size and shape of pasta. IIRC the name "bolognese" refers to the
> > sauce, so "pasta bolognese" would be OK. Certain shapes of pasta are
> > traditional with certain sauces - it has to do with the consistency of the
> > sauce and how well the pasta will hold it.
>
> When I was a kid, all pasta was called spaghetti. Maybe even
> macaroni. For instance, what Sam described was not macaroni.
> It was either rotelli or fusilli, like that. Not. macaroni.
>
> Regardless, I don't think it's worth worrying about. I think
> it was a better shape for bolognese sauce.

I'm just curious as to whether the OP liked the sauce -- I've never
tasted it, but have seen recipes and it sounds yummy...


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