Dark chocolate with coffee nibs

I do cereal for pudding.

I like it. But most of us do on the reverse side of the planet.

This is not controversial.

Yes... nothing is a substitute for chocolate cake

Not controversial to me.

Took me years in the USA to find a bread that had no sugar. And then I moved back to NZ. I miss that sourdough so much.

It is if you are eating something rare, exotic or not humanly killed. There is no reason anyone needs to consume something like a beating snake heart.

On the fence here, I love lemon and chocolate

Actually all the differnt pasta shapes each have their own specific purpose. They are each speciallised for a particular task, and cannot be interchanged if you are after the best result. E.g. if you cook lasagna with farfalle (butterflies) the result will be wierd (or actually a wrong interpretation of pasta bolognese), as the plates are what holds a lasagna toghether, so it can be cut into blocks. Some of them, like the shells and cannelloni (large tubes) are actually meant to be stuffed. Each type of pasta will interact with the sauce diffently, which will have an effect on the experience of eating the dish. So yes diffent pasta shapes makes the pasta(dish) taste differently, but the shells are not always the best.

Texture is an underappreciated, but important, component of taste.

Bowtie pasta for me!!

No no no. Shells are the worst. Penne is the best.

Different pasta shapes enhance what they are served with. I selected Angel hair over bow tie for chicken piccata last night. Great for holding the sauce without competing with the chicken for chunkiness. Bow tie is better for salad applications.

YES

They're literally all made from the exact same ingredients. The different shapes are to complement different sauces.

i like angel hair best, my dad and brother hate it.

It's the way the shapes hold the sauce. The SAUCE is the taste.

Linguine and fusilli

The surface it is. The surface area and shape determines how sauce and solid ingredients of said sauce will or won't stick to the pasta, therefore it has an impact in the sensual experience regarding taste - and, different pasta just feel different. Tagliatelle for example feel pretty cool ... farfalle or screws take up sauce the best, depending on the brand, they may even allow pickled peppercorns to stick to the pasta, which is essential to enjoying having a sauce containing these. And they're great, green ones and black ones ... I never got how many people don't even know these...

Mac and cheese with the shell pasta is the best.

No, the shape affects the take up of the sauce but that's it. The better taste that some find is a untion of that but is mostly psychological.javascript:void(0);

Amen amen amen

i really like the bow-tie pasta

This is why i don't eat straight-up spaghetti

And people not putting butter and your spaghetti water if you do that the spaghetti will not bind with the sauce

Totally agree! When I make goulash it always tastes different when I use different shaped pasta!

100% they are designed to go with different foods for the sauce to pasta ratio depending on how much the pasta picks up the sauce

fusilli for the win

I am italian and this is not controversial

Ramen, shells, linguini. This is TRUE!

DEFINITELY

Make the pasta taste different or the pasta dish taste different?

eat a few oysters- they'll see you through the week

Love raisins... I even have some in my desk. Next thing you'll say biltong is a waste of meat

This person is mightily confused. And need to read up on dairy products.

Yeah... I asked a Mexican friend of mine who lives in USA if Taco Bell was authentic when it comes to tacos and he said no, because Tacos aren't supposed to be in a hard shell

them are fightin' words!

I will fight you

This is totally true. In and out is mediocre.

Butter shovels.

Love a deep dish, but I love pizza. Even those greasy crackers that are NY style slices are good if you put one on top of another like a calzone.

Family makes bad meatloaf.

Chipotle ranch is absurdly good.

They shouldn't, but it's vital that they do.

The sweet stuff? Yeah.

You're eating it wrong. Change your bread to something like toasted ciabatta.

A leftover roast and coleslaw sandwich is amazing!

Aw hell nah, this guy wants to start a fight

Yes, I do love tea. But uuuuuh, I used to work as a baker and when you wake up at 4 in the morning tea isn't enough to wake you up

On the fence. Maybe they are too sweet, but they are so soft! They are literally air and sugar.