# Extra long spaghetti **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [April 28, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-long-spaghetti/963572 "2022-04-28T00:17:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-long-spaghetti/963572/41 "2022-04-28T21:18:52Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > “Italian” != “must have garlic.” Quite true, but it’s also true that a properly made _Spaghetti Aglio e Olio_ is a beautiful traditional Italian thing. I tried making a lazy version just using Provencal herbed garlic butter, but it was way too bland. Needed much more garlic. > [@phs3](#): > > My wife is purebred Italian (though U.S. born) and cuts up her spaghetti. OTOH, she also complains about the smell of garlic frying … Individuals from any particular ethnic region will of course have individual preferences that don’t conform to the general stereotypes of that culture’s cuisine. But her inclination to “cut up” spaghetti ( 😲) is suspicious, and her aversion to garlic on top of that suggests to me that an investigation into her ancestry will reveal a close family link to Dracula. ---
**Author:** ![phs3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@phs3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phs3)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-long-spaghetti/963572/42 "2022-04-28T21:19:50Z")
Of course. But a single clove being sauteed gets complaints?! And no, she’s not pregnant–if she is, Mary has nothing on her (over 60, complete hysterectomy in 1995). ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-long-spaghetti/963572/43 "2022-04-28T21:24:47Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > but it’s also true that a properly made _Spaghetti Aglio e Olio_ Sure, when it has “garlic” in the name, that’s the defining flavor. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-long-spaghetti/963572/44 "2022-04-28T21:36:23Z")
Some fun garlic tips here: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NTSxnC7vCRc/maxresdefault.jpg "How to Use GARLIC Like an Italian | 4 Techniques for Better Garlic Flavor!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTSxnC7vCRc) ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-long-spaghetti/963572/45 "2022-04-28T22:10:07Z")
Unbroken spaghetti on hot dogs?🤔 ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-long-spaghetti/963572/46 "2022-04-28T22:41:47Z")
My favorite Trillin anecdote was about the time he attended a block party where people brought their home-prepared dishes to share with neighbors. He was eating someone’s gazpacho and discoursing on the differences between it and _authentic_ gazpacho, when it dawned on him that the key difference was that his neighbor’s gazpacho tasted better. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-long-spaghetti/963572.md?page=2)