As someone from NJ, I thought this was common knowledge. Each type is often paired with a particular kind of sauce or dish. Legend has it if you pair the wrong pasta with the wrong sauce, or commit the even graver sin of breaking the noodles in half before cooking them, a dark haired man in a wife beater with a fat gold chain will come and beat you with some deli meat. Some say his name is Sal, but he doesn’t speak, he just looks straight into your soul and gestures like this 🤌
It’s just whatever culture you’re familiar with. I grew up with a ton of different pasta names as well but I didn’t know the difference between dumplings like gyoza, shumai, xiaolongbao, and wontons.
As someone from NJ, I thought this was common knowledge. Each type is often paired with a particular kind of sauce or dish. Legend has it if you pair the wrong pasta with the wrong sauce, or commit the even graver sin of breaking the noodles in half before cooking them, a dark haired man in a wife beater with a fat gold chain will come and beat you with some deli meat. Some say his name is Sal, but he doesn’t speak, he just looks straight into your soul and gestures like this 🤌
Right now, Sal is busy punishing someone for putting pineapple on a pizza. Look:
It’s just whatever culture you’re familiar with. I grew up with a ton of different pasta names as well but I didn’t know the difference between dumplings like gyoza, shumai, xiaolongbao, and wontons.
When Sal’s causin problems ya just need Mookie to Do The Right Thing
If I break just one strand of pasta to summon Sal on purpose, will he at least give me the deli meat after he beats me with it? If so, worth it.