Spaghetti is the default pasta

[RawBloomers]

My DH asked me what I’d like to eat and I said pasta and pasta sauce. I was picturing spaghetti with a lovely tomato and basil sauce, generously sprinkled with black pepper and parmesan. This is also DC1’s favourite meal.

Spaghetti is the default pasta and should be assumed if no particular type of pasta is mentioned. AIBU?

He has made a mix of penne pasta and macaroni. And put sausage in the sauce. I want to pout and stamp my feet like a four year old. (I have not I have thanked him and told him how lovely he is).

There is plenty of spaghetti in the cupboard. We only have penne in because they had no spaghetti in the shop once, months ago. We only have macaroni in because DC2 likes mac&cheese and I make it - for them alone - from time to time. He made this penne/macaroni monstrosity for me and DC1 as DC2 has already eaten and he had something different. He and all right thinking people should know better, right?

I want to know! 😁

Default in our house is penne. DH made bolognese the other day but didn’t do spaghetti - he finds it a pain to eat. He makes a lovely sausage pasta which has become a staple family meal.

YABU, OP.
Penne is the default. Although recently I’ve been using a ton of fusilli quick cook pasta for DC’s lunches.
I have to admit I have been forced to mix pasta types, but it was a desperate situation and I’m not proud of myself.
I do, however, happily mix wholewheat and white pasta.

I don't think we even have spaghetti in. Spirals are our default. Fresh tagliatelle for special. Sounds like her was trying to use up ods and ends.

Macaroni is only for mac and cheese though and is not the same as all other pasta.

In my day spaghetti came in a tin and we ate spuds every day like normal people.

YABU. There is no default!

Asking for pasta with pasta sauce is sooo vague, it could be almost anything.
It's like going to a bar asking for "a drink" and being disappointed when instead or a Long Island iced tea they give you a pint of Guinness.

Penne or Fusilli are default for me.
I don't really like spaghetti unless it's chopped up and it doesn't fit it the cupboard. DC love it though.

Fusilli is our default with spaghetti or linguine just for specific recipes.
In extremis I did once make pennaroni cheese but otherwise mixing pastas is WRONG!

People don't really seem to care that much about pasta, do they... 😉

Penne/Fusilli is default pasta to me.
Spaghetti is specified, usually with bolognaise.
Macaroni is for macaroni cheese
Lasagna is a separate dish

"Pasta" would be penne or fusilli by default.

Other pastas,e.g. spaghetti, macaroni, tagliatelle, orzo, rigatoni etc would be referred to by name.

So "pasta and sauce" would be penne or fusilli, whichever we have in, but Spaghetti Carbonara would obviously be spaghetti, Linguine with garlic butter prawns would obviously be linguine etc

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And spaghetti is spaghetti and default pasta is fusilli here. Unless I absent mindedly pick up the wrong bag without realising it. This kind of occurrence happens more often than it should.

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Default in our house is also penne. Why would be obvious to anyone with young children incapable of eating tidily.

If you ask for pasta in our house, you get penne.

Spaghetti is a category of its own.

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Now that is fabulous! I feel like she could be Madeleine in witch form!

Absolutely not.

If you say "pasta" you get whatever is in the pasta box (could be penne, could be fusili).

If you want spaghetti you must specify, spaghetti.

Thems the rules in the Frangipani household.

Ditto macaroni - only to be used in macaroni cheese.

That is so wonderful to see again.
Although it was on the news in the 70s when we saw it as I’m not that old 😁

Thankyou for posting

linguine or nothing ty very much. with mascarpone sauce and parmesan. or tubes with sausage meat onions peppers and tomato and lots of cheddar. Or a decent lasagne with no crispy bits!