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[Sosokrates]

When is the line crossed?

I make a tomato, mushroom and bean soup, I add cooked pasta from the prior night to bulk it up and make it more of meal, so it's like a really chunky soup, but then I thought isn't it just pasta and sauce?

 

[Rentahamster]

Food is freedom; you do you. Fuck it add some candy corn.

 

[West Texas CEO]

When is the line crossed?

Pineapples on pizza.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

I will have both sauce on my pasta as well as soup with pasta. Both are valid uses of pasta.

What I can't stand is using pasta as architectural engineering tools during team building activities with coworkers you can't stand, instead of doing your normal routine during business hours.

 

[Wildebeest]

Fortunately, this is a logical problem of interest to philosophers only, which doesn't affect your digestion.

 

[nush]

Is it a pasta salad or salad with pasta in it?

 

[IDKFA]

When is the line crossed?

I make a tomato, mushroom and bean soup, I add cooked pasta from the prior night to bulk it up and make it more of meal, so it's like a really chunky soup, but then I thought isn't it just pasta and sauce?

The difference could be down to thickness.

If I'm making a pasta sauce, such as a Ragu, I'll cook it from scratch then simmer it down for at least an hour until it's nice and thick.

Soups are normally a lot less thick than a sauce. A sauce is also an addition to a main cause (pasta in this case), where soup on its own can be a full meal. There is actually an Italian soup called Minestrone that's has small pasta or rice added to it.

However, as others have said, there isn't really any rules if you're cooking for yourself. You do you.

 

[Mistake]

Pineapples on pizza.

Pineapple? Try durian

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Pasta with sauce. There's more pasta than liquid and usually on a plate.

Soup with pasta. There's more liquid than pasta and served in a bowl.

 

[V1LÆM]

pasta with sauce. not too much just enough to cover the pasta. i like the sauce to be thick and not watery.

also pineapple pizza is the only wait to eat pizza.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

pasta with sauce. not too much just enough to cover the pasta. i like the sauce to be thick and not watery.

also pineapple pizza is the only wait to eat pizza.

For me, I dont like too much sauce. Never eaten watery sauce and never will. If I have a big plate of pasta, I want enough sauce to cover around 75% of the pasta tops. Maybe even a bit less. I like eating my bites with some plain pasta. I dont think I've ever made pasta where I add the sauce and mix it all in the pot together. I do the pasta and sauce totally separately.

 

[Con_Z_ǝdʇ]

What I can't stand is using pasta as architectural engineering tools during team building activities with coworkers you can't stand, instead of doing your normal routine during business hours.

Didn't saw that one coming.

 

[Doczu]

Nice thread. Thanks to it i can put on ignore those sick bastards who put pineapple on pizza.

 

[Big Baller]

 

[Nobody_Important]

Soup is just pasta with a very watery sauce.


Change my mind.

 

[dr_octagon]

Faxing GymWolf

 

[Nobody_Important]

Food is freedom; you do you. Fuck it add some CANDY CORN.

 

[Richard Packer]

Food is freedom; you do you. Fuck it and add some cum.

 

[ahtlas7]

Lets analyze this a little more.
what type of pasta?
viscosity of your gravy/soup?
did you top with parmigiana?
was there bread on the side?

 

[bender]

Just put the pasta in tomato soup and close this thread.

 

[Rentahamster]

It contains a lot of natural testosterone, so if you eat enough, your balls get bigger.

 

[Doom85]

also pineapple pizza is the only wait to eat pizza.

Wouldn’t say the only way, but always nice to meet a non-hater.

Funny enough, I hear genuine Italian chefs roll their eyes at people who hate on pineapple pizza. To them, it’s about making the customer as happy with their food as they requested it, so the idea that there’s an “impure” type of pizza is total bullshit.

 

[GymWolf]

Faxing GymWolf

Not really a pasta or soup expert.

 

[FunkMiller]

When is the line crossed?

I make a tomato, mushroom and bean soup, I add cooked pasta from the prior night to bulk it up and make it more of meal, so it's like a really chunky soup, but then I thought isn't it just pasta and sauce?

Floating stuff? Soup.

Not floating? Sauce.

 

[Mihos]

Can you serve it on a plate?

 

[UnNamed]

When is the line crossed?

I make a tomato, mushroom and bean soup, I add cooked pasta from the prior night to bulk it up and make it more of meal, so it's like a really chunky soup, but then I thought isn't it just pasta and sauce?

No, it's just a soup

Spoiler

Pasta with broth or soup has a different consistency, softer because of the longer time of cooking, also a bit stronger taste. Pasta+soup is usually called "minestra".
Pasta with sauce is just tied to it with a thin layer created by the creaming with starch and sauce.
Another method is cooking the fresh pasta with the sauce, so you have a rice-y pasta called "risottato".

So it's a pasta with sauce if you cook separately the bean soup and tomato, but it has to be creamy, not liquid, and just a bit.
It's a minestra if you cook the pasta with all the soup.
It's a crime if you add ketchup, parmesan or ananas.

 

[V1LÆM]

Wouldn’t say the only way, but always nice to meet a non-hater.

Funny enough, I hear genuine Italian chefs roll their eyes at people who hate on pineapple pizza. To them, it’s about making the customer as happy with their food as they requested it, so the idea that there’s an “impure” type of pizza is total bullshit.

my post was just a joke. i've never ate pineapple on pizza but it sounds kinda nice! i can't even remember the last time i ate pizza...maybe about 5 years ago? lol. i just hate how snobby and elitist people get over a fucking pizza. it's basically a big half assed sandwich.

if people like pineapple on their pizza then i don't give a fuck. let them enjoy it. i couldn't give a fuck what people eat. i only care about what i eat. those italian chefs need to get over themselves because (i misread but..) you're right, they should just focus on keeping their customers happy.

i'm a basic bitch when it comes to pizza. i'm happy with a shit load of melted cheese, some tomato sauce, and pepperoni. maybe some mushrooms. if i'm feeling up for it i might get some spicy chicken too. there is no right or wrong way to eat pizza. get what ever the fuck you like on it. that's the "beauty" of pizza surely? people who take their food seriously and shit on others need to rethink their life.