"Bob (this one)" > said:

> sf wrote:
> > On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 02:18:29 -0400, Bob (this one) wrote:
> >
> >> But it's a funny thing. Because there's a small hole that runs through
> >> the middle of each strand, you can't suck them up like you can
> >> spaghetti. It's like trying to suck a drinking straw into your mouth. So
> >> naturally, that's what we did as kids while the grownups acted like they
> >> didn't notice.
> >>
> > Does the "ini" part of bucatini refer to the hole?
>
> buco = hole
> -tini (suffix) = small

Is this the stuff they make Beef-a-Roni with? I really hate that stuff,
but I love the pasta that's in it.

Carol

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