Comments on: Al dente spaghetti http://www.malaysiabest.net/2008/04/11/al-dente-spaghetti/ Chinese, Western, Malaysia best foods and Christmas recipes blog Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:55:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Lilian http://www.malaysiabest.net/2008/04/11/al-dente-spaghetti/#comment-14468 Lilian Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:12:43 +0000 http://www.malaysiabest.net/?p=868#comment-14468 romantic - Hahaha, what a big round the wheat went. anon - Thanks for telling me that. A few days ago, I boiled the pasta without oil and indeed, it seems to 'gel' with the sauce better. snapshot - LOL, then my whole ceiling will have pastas hanging as decor. durianberry - Remember the other two tips from snapshot and anon. romantic - Hahaha, what a big round the wheat went.

anon - Thanks for telling me that. A few days ago, I boiled the pasta without oil and indeed, it seems to ‘gel’ with the sauce better.

snapshot - LOL, then my whole ceiling will have pastas hanging as decor.

durianberry - Remember the other two tips from snapshot and anon.

]]> By: romantic http://www.malaysiabest.net/2008/04/11/al-dente-spaghetti/#comment-14426 romantic Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:35:50 +0000 http://www.malaysiabest.net/?p=868#comment-14426 The funny part of buying Italian pasta here is , its always says, made with the finest Canadian durum semolina hehehe.. so we ship our wheat to Italy , have them sell back to us at a premium. The funny part of buying Italian pasta here is , its always says, made with the finest Canadian durum semolina hehehe.. so we ship our wheat to Italy , have them sell back to us at a premium.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.malaysiabest.net/2008/04/11/al-dente-spaghetti/#comment-14363 Anonymous Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:40:07 +0000 http://www.malaysiabest.net/?p=868#comment-14363 My favourite brand after trying out numerous brands is Barilla, followed by Dececco & Bella Italia. San Remo & Buitoni just dont cut it. I discovered the perfect cooking method for my pasta, 1L of water to every 100g pasta, and 1 tsp of salt. Some purists believe that olive oil is not to be added in the boiling water, as this prevents that layer of starch from holding up your sauces. I tend to agree :P My favourite brand after trying out numerous brands is Barilla, followed by Dececco & Bella Italia. San Remo & Buitoni just dont cut it.

I discovered the perfect cooking method for my pasta, 1L of water to every 100g pasta, and 1 tsp of salt.

Some purists believe that olive oil is not to be added in the boiling water, as this prevents that layer of starch from holding up your sauces. I tend to agree :P

]]> By: snapshots http://www.malaysiabest.net/2008/04/11/al-dente-spaghetti/#comment-14362 snapshots Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:35:04 +0000 http://www.malaysiabest.net/?p=868#comment-14362 Tip by a Chef, to check speg if cook, throw a strand of speg to the tile wall, if it stick to the wall, its cooked, if it slide down the wall, keep on boiling. Tip by a Chef, to check speg if cook, throw a strand of speg to the tile wall, if it stick to the wall, its cooked, if it slide down the wall, keep on boiling.

]]> By: durianberry http://www.malaysiabest.net/2008/04/11/al-dente-spaghetti/#comment-14353 durianberry Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:42:33 +0000 http://www.malaysiabest.net/?p=868#comment-14353 Thanks for the tips! I am getting the hang of making al-dente pasta but sometimes I still screw up :P Happens when I try to undercook a bit before adding to the sauce and continue to cook. Thanks for the tips! I am getting the hang of making al-dente pasta but sometimes I still screw up :P Happens when I try to undercook a bit before adding to the sauce and continue to cook.

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