In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> "Vilco" > wrote
>
> > Since you have there a packet of pasta I know of, I'd like to know a
> > thing: does it indicated the recommended cooking time? Here in Italy, on
> > linguine Garofalo it says "11 minutes", but I naver cooked them so little:
> > always around 12,30 - 13 minutes, or they would be too much "al dente". I
> > know people, expecially from southern Italy, who cooks them*less* than the
> > recommended 11 minutes.
>
> Maybe the directions are in American minutes and not Italian?
>
> Just a thought.
>
> nancy


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