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AIBU to think pasta is the world's most pointless food

242 replies

sonlypuppyfat · 26/09/2016 17:30

That's it I'm done, I've tried every shape going all different sauces and I have decided once and for all its crap. All it is is boiled dough and I'm done with it

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pollyglot · 26/09/2016 18:57

Pasta is the food of the gods. The UK version of corned beef is an abomination, but Antipodean corned silverside, slow cooked with onions studded with cloves and brown sugar and served with sauce made with egg, mustard and the water in which the meat was cooked is beyond ambrosian.

sonlypuppyfat · 26/09/2016 19:05

Egg sauce?

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Penvelopesnightie · 26/09/2016 19:12

Red wine is fantastic as Hair of the dog . There's nothing like visiting friends or relatives for lunch after a heavy night out , then they get the red wine out and then it's " move over hangover , nausea , headache and let's party" .

Amalfimamma · 26/09/2016 19:20

Yabvvvu

I have pasta twice a day, lunch and dinner.

You better not let my MIL hear you.....she'll think your odd 😁

Mycraneisfixed · 26/09/2016 19:23

You wouldn't serve up a plate of potatoes for a meal so why do people think pasta is a meal?Hmm

ItsJustNotRight · 26/09/2016 19:59

Not a specific food but spiralized food - wtf is the point? What's wrong with chop and cook ? Biggest load of shite ever

KatieScarlett · 26/09/2016 20:06

I can happily eat every single foodstuff mentioned on this thread. Even falafel.
Except red wine. It tastes rank and will either cause me a banging headache after half a glass,and/or vomiting. My system and alcohol do not mix happily and red wine is the worst.

Losgunna · 26/09/2016 21:03

I like every single foodstuff on this thread and the grilled goats cheese literally made my mouth water.

I would totally eat a plate of potatoes as a meal too (jacket spud and beans anyone?)

FurryDogMother · 26/09/2016 21:24

I'm not keen on pasta and I like courgetti - cooked in some garlic butter it's rather good. Not a huge fan of chocolate either, unless it's in something - like a brownie or a mousse. Love goats cheese and red wine. There is no hope for me :)

dementedma · 26/09/2016 21:33

Agree that Goats cheese is vile but the worst thing of all is....porridge!

Buscake · 26/09/2016 21:42

Totally agree dementedma. Tastes like chopped up slugs.

Ps pasta rules

TheNaze73 · 26/09/2016 21:51

So you don't like red wine or pasta???? I cannot comprehend that

DiJiBiDi · 26/09/2016 21:58

I love me some pasta!! (My dad cooks the most amazing pasta ever!) And corned beef!

I still don't understand people who don't like chocolate?!

Goats cheese I wouldn't touch if you paid me to, I cannot for the life of me stand olives. Everyone I'm my family loves it...

I love chicken giblets which everyone seems to hate Confused

Cocklodger · 26/09/2016 21:58

Tomato sauce with a dash of white wine, loads of spaghetti, with a little half a block grated cheese stirred throughout.
Fuck.
I'm hungry.
You're all monsters. Grin

madein1995 · 26/09/2016 21:59

I love pasta - hate red wine on the other hand Grin you do have to be careful not to overcook it though. Also hate buying pasta dishes in restaurants as it's a silly price for what you get. My ultimate comfort food is pasta, butter, cheese and ketchup. My fave healthy lunch is fried peppers, passata, basil, oregano and garlic, stirred into boiled pasta. So filling Smile can't stand plain pasta though. I could never just have a plate of pasta for a meal though - for lunch yeah pasta in sauce is fine, but a main meal I'd make the pasta and sauce and serve with chicken etc on the side. With a carbonara I add extra ham/bacon to make it filling.

CakeThat · 26/09/2016 22:28

Kidney beans...just sick

ghostyslovesheep · 26/09/2016 22:30

I'm not a fan of the aubergine

sonlypuppyfat · 26/09/2016 22:37

Aubergines seem to have the texture of slimy slugs

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toooldtobeyoungandstupid · 26/09/2016 22:39

Do you like marmite sonly? Nigellas Marmite pasta is the best way to eat pasta. Also, have you tried wholewheat, spinach or stuffed? Fresh pasta is a totally different. Don't write it off just yet!

NantucketNightbird · 26/09/2016 22:40

Cucumber, tomatoes (fresh), celery, olives and I've never tasted an avocado but I think it would be awful Blush. I'm actually a vegan and falafel is one of my favourites. Oh and strawberries they are bloody disgusting.

Underbeneathsies · 26/09/2016 22:54

I credit my amazing, eye popping figure to pasta also. Shock
I've had post wheat belly bloat so bad someone offered me a seat on the tube! Now that's a bun in the oven Grin

I eschew pasta and pizza now, also bread, biscuits, dumplings, and all that wheaty stuff. Italian 00 flour seems especially bad for my guts.

I agree though if you have to have pasta a creamy porcini sauce is better than a tomato one, and fresh egg pasta is better then dried durum wheat.

Maybe you're allergic or intolerant of wheat Sonly, like me.

wonderingsoul · 26/09/2016 23:09

Iv just had a bowl of plan pasta with butter. And it was heaven.
Though that could be i havnt eaten in 2 days.

Also love mac and cheese but it has to be thick sauce .. like very little sauce just enough to cover the pasta with grated cheese on top.

Rrross1ges · 26/09/2016 23:16

Pasta is pointless, goats cheese is rank, mushrooms are revolting. I'm a vegetarian. A very thin vegetarian because I hate the above.

RaspberryIce · 26/09/2016 23:22

Sausage rolls aren't nice.
Sausages - love
Puff pastry - yum
Sausage rolls - nah!

calzone · 26/09/2016 23:24

I love everything that has been mentioned on this thread 😂😂