I once posted a pic of some spaghetti meatballs to a dorm group chat. The Italian dude immediately jumps in and says "that's not real pasta". So I say to him "noodles are from China, so you guys are actually just fucking up 捞面 really bad."

Dude got legitimately mad and didn't talk to me for a week. Worth it.

[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 15 points 7 months ago

A dude that gave me that attitude on pasta/noodles also tried to (erronously) correct me on spider taxonomy and the ranges of mosquitos. I sticks with me years later.

[–] KimJongFun@hexbear.net 15 points 7 months ago

I knew one of these guys in college, one time I ate his cooking and it was the worst fucking spaghetti I've ever had in my life lmao

[–] PointAndClique@hexbear.net 4 points 7 months ago

Holy shit owned

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 3 points 7 months ago

The Sards have their own version of hand pulled noodles, too. Called su filindeu. The mainland Italian mind could never