Would you eat this Frankenfood?

[Renee]

All commercial plain pastas taste the same. Unless they are flavored with something or they are a specialty pasta such as whole wheat or gultin free, they are made from the same ingredients. Any perceived difference in taste is, for the most part, psychological.



Now starch content can be different in shapes compared to spaghetti and it can vary from manufacturer to manufacturer which in turn, can affect cooking times. Cooking times affect density which can change flavor intensity but the actual flavor remains the same.

[shin]

All commercial plain pastas taste the same. Unless they are flavored with something or they are a specialty pasta such as whole wheat or gultin free, they are made from the same ingredients. Any perceived difference in taste is, for the most part, psychological.



Now starch content can be different in shapes compared to spaghetti and it can vary from manufacturer to manufacturer which in turn, can affect cooking times. Cooking times affect density which can change flavor intensity but the actual flavor remains the same.

I don't think I agree with that statement. So you don't believe texture plays any role in the way our tastebuds interpret food?

[Renee]

All commercial plain pastas taste the same. Unless they are flavored with something or they are a specialty pasta such as whole wheat or gultin free, they are made from the same ingredients. Any perceived difference in taste is, for the most part, psychological.



Now starch content can be different in shapes compared to spaghetti and it can vary from manufacturer to manufacturer which in turn, can affect cooking times. Cooking times affect density which can change flavor intensity but the actual flavor remains the same.

I don't think I agree with that statement. So you don't believe texture plays any role in the way our tastebuds interpret food?

I don't think texture changes taste but it can change perception. Something that has an unpleasant texture in your mouth can drive your perception of how it tastes.



Sorry dude but I've heard people say this all before but as I explained, the only variation in plain dry pasta is density and starch content.

[Anonymous]

All commercial plain pastas taste the same. Unless they are flavored with something or they are a specialty pasta such as whole wheat or gultin free, they are made from the same ingredients. Any perceived difference in taste is, for the most part, psychological.



Now starch content can be different in shapes compared to spaghetti and it can vary from manufacturer to manufacturer which in turn, can affect cooking times. Cooking times affect density which can change flavor intensity but the actual flavor remains the same.

I don't think I agree with that statement. So you don't believe texture plays any role in the way our tastebuds interpret food?

I don't think texture changes taste but it can change perception. Something that has an unpleasant texture in your mouth can drive your perception of how it tastes.



Sorry dude but I've heard people say this all before but as I explained, the only variation in plain dry pasta is density and starch content.

It can change perception.

[shin]

All commercial plain pastas taste the same. Unless they are flavored with something or they are a specialty pasta such as whole wheat or gultin free, they are made from the same ingredients. Any perceived difference in taste is, for the most part, psychological.



Now starch content can be different in shapes compared to spaghetti and it can vary from manufacturer to manufacturer which in turn, can affect cooking times. Cooking times affect density which can change flavor intensity but the actual flavor remains the same.

I don't think I agree with that statement. So you don't believe texture plays any role in the way our tastebuds interpret food?

I don't think texture changes taste but it can change perception. Something that has an unpleasant texture in your mouth can drive your perception of how it tastes.



Sorry dude but I've heard people say this all before but as I explained, the only variation in plain dry pasta is density and starch content.

No need to be sorry.



Looks like you're right. I was initially thinking about how lasagna noodles don't taste like spaghetti, but they also have different recipes... and I was going to follow up by using long grain vs. short grain rice. The surface area argument doesn't present enough of a factor as far as how taste is measured.

[RW]

Weird. I've always used the same recipe for my lasagna as the rest of my pasta.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone like whole wheat pasta?

[Renee]

Does anyone like whole wheat pasta?

I'm not too fond of it. To me it tastes like Wheaties cereal



You also have to overcook it or it has a very strong wheat flavor. There is no such thing as al dente with whole wheat pasta. I don't like overcooked pasta.



Overcooking pasta is a sin.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone like whole wheat pasta?

I'm not too fond of it. To me it tastes like Wheaties cereal



You also have to overcook it or it has a very strong wheat flavor. There is no such thing as al dente with whole wheat pasta. I don't like overcooked pasta.



Overcooking pasta is a sin.

I don't cook pasta enough to know what is overcooked pasta.

 ac_dunno

[Anonymous]

Does anyone like whole wheat pasta?

I'm not too fond of it. To me it tastes like Wheaties cereal



You also have to overcook it or it has a very strong wheat flavor. There is no such thing as al dente with whole wheat pasta. I don't like overcooked pasta.



Overcooking pasta is a sin.

I like everything whole wheat or multigrain.

[Renee]

Does anyone like whole wheat pasta?

I'm not too fond of it. To me it tastes like Wheaties cereal



You also have to overcook it or it has a very strong wheat flavor. There is no such thing as al dente with whole wheat pasta. I don't like overcooked pasta.



Overcooking pasta is a sin.

I don't cook pasta enough to know what is overcooked pasta.

 ac_dunno

Overcooked pasta is when it loses it's body and becomes mushy.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone like whole wheat pasta?

I'm not too fond of it. To me it tastes like Wheaties cereal



You also have to overcook it or it has a very strong wheat flavor. There is no such thing as al dente with whole wheat pasta. I don't like overcooked pasta.



Overcooking pasta is a sin.

I don't cook pasta enough to know what is overcooked pasta.

 ac_dunno

Overcooked pasta is when it loses it's body and becomes mushy.

That happens when we cook thicker fettucine, but not thin spaghettini whole wheat pasta.

[Renee]

Does anyone like whole wheat pasta?

I'm not too fond of it. To me it tastes like Wheaties cereal



You also have to overcook it or it has a very strong wheat flavor. There is no such thing as al dente with whole wheat pasta. I don't like overcooked pasta.



Overcooking pasta is a sin.

I don't cook pasta enough to know what is overcooked pasta.

 ac_dunno

Overcooked pasta is when it loses it's body and becomes mushy.

That happens when we cook thicker fettucine, but not thin spaghettini whole wheat pasta.

I like most whole wheat foods but whole wheat pasta tastes like ass.

[shin]

Does anyone like whole wheat pasta?

i was given some uncooked whole wheat spaghetti last month. I overcooked it just out of caution that I realized it would taste "different".



Al dente is probably the way most pasta purists would describe how they prefer their pasta cooked. The easiest way of comparing it would be to illustrate how most people prefer their toast: more on the lighter side of cooked for what boils down to aesthetic reasons learned mostly through learned preference and repetition.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone like whole wheat pasta?

i was given some uncooked whole wheat spaghetti last month. I overcooked it just out of caution that I realized it would taste "different".



Al dente is probably the way most pasta purists would describe how they prefer their pasta cooked. The easiest way of comparing it would be to illustrate how most people prefer their toast: more on the lighter side of cooked for what boils down to aesthetic reasons learned mostly through learned preference and repetition.

That's a good comparison shin.