Italians Say This Is The Worst Way To Boil Pasta, And Oops

Pasta boilingWe’ve already written at HuffPost UK about how much water we’re really meant to use to cook pasta (I’ve been doing it wrong). Turns out I’ve also messed up meatballs, pasta sauce, my herb selection, and even cutting pizza.And now, it seems Italians are also upset with how some Brits boil that H2O in the first place. In a YouGov poll published in 2022, Italians were asked which non-traditional cooking behaviours they found “acceptable,” “divisive,” and “unacceptable.” The Italians polled said it wasn’t OK to omit salt in the liquid, but they were pretty lenient on the topic. Another boiling mistake, however, was deemed the second-worst approach, pipped to the post only by putting ketchup on the dish. Don’t boil from cold water Most Italians agreed that it was a cardinal sin to place pasta in cold water before boiling it. Pasta company Barilla agreed, writing that you should bring salted water to a “rolling boil” before you add the delicious carbs.“This ensures even cooking once the pasta is added,” they shared. Italian food company Dellalo also pointed out that bringing the water to its full boil can prevent pasta from sticking to itself (side note: you don’t need to add olive oil to do this). Speaking to TODAY, pasta expert and food stylist Anthony Contrino said: ”“By adding pasta to boiling water, it cooks more evenly since the temperature is a constant.“When you add [pasta] to cold water, first of all, the salt isn’t going to dissolve quick enough to flavour the pasta and, depending on the pasta, you risk not being able to achieve al dente.”my girlfriend just added uncooked pasta to cold water and then turned on the stove and when i said that she should boil the water before adding pasta she said “literally all men are the same”— ☆drive45☆ (@drive45music) October 14, 2019Still, there are cold water truthers out thereChef Alton Brown responded to a 2019 X post which read, “my girlfriend just added uncooked pasta to cold water and then turned on the stove and when i said that she should boil the water before adding pasta she said ‘literally all men are the same’”. “This man’s girlfriend is right on both counts,” the culinary legend replied, pointing to his 2015 blog post, which said: “Start cooking pasta in cold water for quicker cook times and extra-starchy pasta water that’s perfect for finishing sauces.” Still, he seems to be in the minority; and as he admitted himself, the chef’s preference “may be blocked from ever entering Italy again for saying... I have come to prefer the texture of dry pasta started in cold water.” Related...I Just Learned How Much Water Italians Use To Cook Pasta – And I Have Been Doing It WrongLet's Settle This: Should You Add Olive Oil To Pasta Water Or Not?So THAT's Why Restaurant Pasta Sauce Is So Much Better

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