7Never Break the Spaghetti

One of the quickest ways to reveal yourself as a tourist in an Italian kitchen? Snapping spaghetti in half before boiling it. For Italians, long pasta is meant to stay long. Breaking it is not only unnecessary, it’s borderline offensive.
The logic is simple: long pasta is designed to be twirled around a fork, not spoon-fed in short, awkward pieces. Let it soften naturally in the boiling water — within 30 seconds, it’ll bend and sink in, no snapping required.

Back

RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR