Re: CHAT: Which world? Which culture?

Iain E. Davis wrote:

> > From: Tristan
> > Well, that. But you can do that with a fork still. But the
> > main use of the spoon is that you twirl the spaghetti around
> > the fork (rather than cutting/breaking it up) and use the
> > spoon as a base for the twirling, basically.
>
> Hmm. I may have to try that. :). I use a fork for twirling, but I've never
> used a spoon to assist.
Warning:  on my first trip to Italy, I was taken to task (granted, by
another American, but he'd been there longer) for using the spoon---
"That's strictly peasant-style!!"  Still, it's faster, more efficient, and a
little less messy than trying to wind noodles up with fork alone :-))
And you use bread to sop up the extra sauce....yum.

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