{"id":284,"date":"2009-02-18T11:31:35","date_gmt":"2009-02-18T19:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/providentiallife.wordpress.com\/?p=284"},"modified":"2009-02-18T11:31:35","modified_gmt":"2009-02-18T19:31:35","slug":"macaroni-or-pasta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jenniepalluzzi.com\/blog\/macaroni-or-pasta\/","title":{"rendered":"Macaroni, or Pasta?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ok, ok. So in case you haven’t figured it out yet, I’ll let you out on a little secret. I’m Italian. My extended family tree boasts 198 people, 127 of which are blood related, all of which I can name, and have met. And have probably hung out with on more than one occasion. Seriously, this is a fifteen-year old\u00a0 picture of my family:<\/p>\n

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I can add about 25 off the top of my head to this picture. So you can imagine.<\/p>\n

So you think, because I can sputter 15 or so words of Italian and because I can speak to you in Italian-American made-up words my mother imparted on me, I would know the difference between macaroni and pasta. But I didn’t. So, today, for some unknown reason to me, I wondered, “Wait, what is the difference?” APPARENTLY there is a difference, but don’t tell Jeff because I think we argued this point, once.<\/p>\n

Macaroni <\/a>is defined as: “pasta in the form of narrow tubes.”<\/p>\n

Pasta<\/a>, however, is defined as: “dough formed into various shapes (e.g. spaghetti, lasagne), cooked as part of a dish or in boiling water and served with a savoury sauce.”<\/p>\n

So there you go. Rest easy, folks. This girl does the research for you…So just so we’re clear:<\/p>\n

MACARONI:<\/p>\n

\"macaroni\"<\/a>PASTA:<\/p>\n

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