Spaghetti in restaurants

Dougie_monty, meet Fra-diavlolo sauce. Fra-Diavolo sauce, meet dougie_monte. :wink:

Dougie_monty, allow me to introduce you to my friend Dulce Ravioli, Ravioli-relleno de chocolate*, meet Mr. dougie_monty.

*ok, this pic made me really, really hungry.

Yes, I do! OK, I’ll concede the Strawberry Pizza, and even the fruit ravioli, as long as they don’t include the obiously pizza-associated seasonings we are used to seeing on pizza–pepperoni, sausage, and so on. It’s like that V-8 Fusion juice, which I can’t see for sour beans–I will not drink anything resembling a mix of tomato and orange juice!! (Run “hiker’s grog” through the SDMB search engine and you’ll see what I mean! BARF!!)

V-8 Fusion doesn’t resemble a mix of tomato and orange juices. Most just taste like a very sweet fruit juice.

What? You expect him to actually try something rather than depend on his personal beliefs and vast experience at fine chain restaurants?

I suppose now would not be the time to mention micheladas or a red eye (beer cocktail.)

I’ll tell you what. I’ll try some variety of V-8 Fusion, to be fair. If it doesn’t sicken me I will retract my statement. Okay?

It’s always a good time to mention micheladas.

I wouldn’t bother. It’s really just another sugar water designed to help parents fell less guilty than if they let the kids drink soda.

:Sigh: Will you make up your mind? :rolleyes:

You should try it to help move past the preconceived notion you have about it - it is supposed to be healthy as compared to ‘sugar water’ - but do read the label as for caloric intake and other items if those are a factor for you.

I haven’t experienced dishwater in the bottom of my spaghetti except at Long John Silvers and KFC.

They aren’t. It’s the combination of tastes. I like tomato juice and I like orange juice–I just can’t see* mixing* them. But I will try V-8 Fusion, I promise.

Just out of curiosity–What all goes on a strawberry pizza, hmmmmmmm? :slight_smile:

Um, strawberries, I presume? :wink:

Have you tried the spaghetti at Taco Bell? Totally soapy.

When you order spaghetti at a restuarant, you don’t get spaghetti. You get noodles with ketchup.

But the owners of the restaurant love you for paying $10 for a meal that costs them less than a dollar to prepare.

Noodles with ketchup!!! Now I’ve heard it all…
Sometimes I’ve had leftover spaghetti at home, and there wasn’t enough sauce. So I would extend it with ketchup. Listen, Buddy–I know the difference between spaghetti sauce and ketchup! It sounds to me like the batteries have run down on your taste buds! :stuck_out_tongue: :smiley:
And sometimes that “ketchup” includes sweet Italian sausage, or meatballs. You won’t find THAT in a bottle of Heinz!

cough Pot/Kettle cough

Thanks for the warning. I was curious about the quality of Taco Bell spaghetti, but guess I’ll just stick with IHOP.

At Circle K, nuke some ramen noodles with the chili for the nachos and add in some ketchup packs, nutrasweet, and one shot of hazlenut from the coffee bar.

Now THAT’S a nice-a spaghetti!