Picking The Right Pasta For Every Sauce

Picking The Right Pasta For Every Sauce | Epicurious

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Pro chef Adrienne Cheatham returns to Epicurious to break down which pasta best complements the sauce of any recipe. From the tiny dimpled surface of orecchiette and rice-like orzo to long layered sheets of lasagna, learn when, why, and how to pick the right pasta your next time in the kitchen.
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0:00 Pasta Categories
0:47 Spaghetti
1:33 Fettuccine
2:19 Angel Hair
2:54 A Note On Cooking Pasta
3:19 Lasagna
4:09 Bucatini
5:02 Mafaldine
5:56 Tagliatelle
7:10 Pappardelle
7:46 Acini di Pepe
8:53 Orzo
9:48 Gomiti
10:37 Gnocchi
12:07 Ravioli
13:20 Fusilli
14:05 Farfalle
15:04 Cavatappi
16:05 Orecchiette
16:57 Paccheri
17:54 Penne
18:31 Rigatoni
19:18 Shells
20:11 It’s Pasta Time
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@trinitybreyer3 Жыл бұрын

These videos are one of the only things that brings me joy anymore.

@bobdobbs7828 Жыл бұрын

You are so fortunate for having joy in your life. You are very privileged. However it is rather inconsiderate of you to flaunt your privilege to those of us who are incapable of having joy in this bleak and tumultuous world.

@cpmercaldi Жыл бұрын

You obviously have never watched urban rescue ranch

@masantonio8790 Жыл бұрын

@@bobdobbs7828 Satire? Otherwise I think you just need a therapist.

@wRAAh Жыл бұрын

@@masantonio8790 Or... he/she/they/zer is flaunting his/her/their/zyrr wokeness...

@PuffinPsychologist Жыл бұрын

You need to talk or anything? Not wokeness or liberalism to be honest. Let me know if you need to talk.

@moonlightboiii Жыл бұрын

Love that there’s no obnoxious music! Definitely learned a lot. ❤

@Genious. Жыл бұрын

Same here - I like videos that are made for people that don't suffer from elective ADHD.

@sirfizz6518 Жыл бұрын

@@Genious.Adhd isn't ever elective, it can just be misdiagnosed, particularly when it comes to self-diagnosis...no different from a flu lol

@Genious. Жыл бұрын

@@sirfizz6518 I think that's kind of where I was going with it - I encounter a ton of people that announce they have ADD, ADHD, etc. It almost seems like it's said for the purpose of presenting themselves as interesting or something. I've noticed the same thing with people that announce they are 'on the spectrum' when they likely aren't and have had no official reason to claim it. But, oh well... we live in odd times.

@Dahalx Жыл бұрын

Italian Wedding Soup isn't served at weddings. It is a metaphorical name because it had so many disparate parts coming together like a wedding.

@canaisyoung3601 3 ай бұрын

I was wondering why it was called that. And I, too, thought it was because it was served at Italian weddings.

@bosauto5738 Ай бұрын

This is gonna be hard to explain to my friend when I brought that to his wedding 😅

@lisam9233 Жыл бұрын

Not as much variety as pasta, but I’d love to see a video like this about different rices!

@dinarafaizullina5645 Жыл бұрын

or grains in general

@ChefIcaroConceicao Жыл бұрын

just in spain there are about 20 kinds of rice

@rc-w-3487 11 ай бұрын

Just so you know, Bon Appetit made a video that explores different grains and types of rice, and as a bonus, the presentation is pretty similar to how its presented here, I highly recommend checking it out

@ptrinch Жыл бұрын

The origins of spaghetti and meatballs is a regional dish in Abruzzo called "chitarra con le pallottine". Granted the meatballs have grown substantially from the original marble size, but that is the inspiration of the modern American variety.

@ivyrose779 Жыл бұрын

Marble sized makes more sense to me. You get more surface to brown and they’re bite sized.

@Topshottayut Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite Epicurious hosts. Loved how she danced when she tasted the fruits on the citrus episode!

@dasffs Жыл бұрын

She was adorable in the mushroom ones too. Like I'm on the fence about mushrooms most of the time, but everything she prepared/demoed I wanted to take huge bites of.

@MarcEricLaneGlobal Жыл бұрын

Gomiti are often used for Pasta e Fagioli (what you call Pasta Fazool here) - pasta in bean soup. The beans tend to hide inside the pasta that's why it's used for that

@iota-09 Жыл бұрын

Never thought about that, usually we use pasta mista in my house(which as a standard ia mafalde chunks, macs, tubetti, spaghetti shards and a bunch of others, but could be literally anything you want)

@CalvinLimuel Жыл бұрын

1:30 yes it does. Spaghetti (alla chittara) con polpettine/pallottine di carne is an actual thing from Abruzzo and Campania. But because things need to be bigger in America, the Italian-Americans started putting polpette in the dish instead. 6:50 I like using dried fettucine (di semola) for Carbonara because I can't find spaghettoni where I live, but it's probably better because of the shape. But Carbonara is an egg-based sauce, having fresh egg pasta like tagliatelle would be too heavy and, well, eggy, except if you have eggless tagliatelle, but then it would be too mushy in contrast with the guanciale.

@matteochiarini5505 Жыл бұрын

Adrienne: "Spaghetti and meatballs is not a real italian recipe" Also Adrienne: *proceeds to make fettuccine alfredo immediately after*

@Rae777 Жыл бұрын

I actually paused the video and stared into space for 5 minutes after that. I was so shook.

@kopsu6739 Жыл бұрын

The Italians did not invent pasta and meatballs. Ergo it is not a real Italian recipe. Stop stealing dishes.

@matteochiarini5505 Жыл бұрын

@@kopsu6739 Just said fettuccine Alfredo isn't italian either, if you misinterpret it It's not really my problem

@yeetusvanitas9800 Жыл бұрын

Well, fettuccine Alfredo IS a real Italian dish. It was invented in Italy by an Italian chef. American Alfredo is different though since it includes cream. But Alfredo in it’s original form is Italian.

@matteochiarini5505 Жыл бұрын

@@yeetusvanitas9800 pasta with butter and Alfredo are not the same, pasta with butter is italian, fettuccine Alfredo isn't, because as you said fettuccine Alfredo has cream in it, so that makes them 2 different dishes, fettuccine Alfredo Is an italian-american dish not an italian one

@NutScratcher43 Жыл бұрын

I find it very interesting how different noodle shapes can change the entire course of a pasta dish and I love it

@hey3317 3 ай бұрын

*different pasta shapes*

@j.a.mallard7826 Жыл бұрын

Can we get the recipes from this episode please? I absolutely love pasta and a lot of the lighter sauces would be great to try.

@mindoftj7677 Жыл бұрын

They released a video a while back where someone prepares and makes pasta. Check it out

@tasteofcrazy182 Жыл бұрын

Things I'd like to know more about: - The great exchange of "New" and "Old" world foods during colonization - Types of cake bread (I think the brits call them sponges?) - Things people cook for Christmas and/or other winter holidays - Food preservation techniques

@alitzzy Жыл бұрын

Old vs. New World exchange would be a great topic!

@Nostril-hairs 9 ай бұрын

yes we call them S P O N G E S

@davidwilson2916 9 ай бұрын

I love how all of the dishes are fairly traditional and then for the cavatappi they went with crushed hot Cheetos.

@AliceBunny05 4 ай бұрын

ikr lol. so hard to take seriously. it's like if you sprinkled candy on your tiramisu or something lol, so weird and unnecessary

@matchan3146 Жыл бұрын

I love this video! It covers the many mysteries of pasta combinations and also goes into the purpose of pasta types. Would love to see a video about the types of pasta sauces next time!

@MarcEricLaneGlobal Жыл бұрын

Also - be sure to pronounce both Ns in Penne because the way you're saying it (with one N) means uh... Male Genitalia. I started laughing uncontrollably when you said this Pene has ridges 😂

@todgerino3475 Жыл бұрын

pretty easy trap to fall into tbh, considering one is penne and the other is pene. Think this one is on you, Italy.

@ptrinch Жыл бұрын

Similar argument can be made when spreading good wishes on New Year's Eve. Buon Anno, pronounce with a single 'N', takes on a whole new meaning.

@lorenzoniccoli99ln Жыл бұрын

@@todgerino3475 you're right, the poor little americans never do anything wrong!

@iota-09 Жыл бұрын

@@todgerino3475 "the pen is on the table" Closed case.

@frankwu4747 Жыл бұрын

I think the stuffed pasta should be in their own category

@antoniodisabato221 9 ай бұрын

18:31 @Epicurious about "rigatoni": the pasta initially shown raw is actually "tortiglioni", which are slightly smaller and have helical ridges, while proper rigatoni have straight ridges and are generally bigger. Anyway, at 18:45, as for magic, the Gricia pasta dish presented has real rigatoni in it (you can easily see the difference in the ridges' shape) lol

@douglasmijangos3327 Жыл бұрын

Watching this girl enjoy food makes me so happy 😂.. love her

@BabyMakR Жыл бұрын

One of the things I used to love to make for myself was to cook some fettuccini, then when still piping hot, put it onto a warm frypan, not on the heat, just warm, cover in freshly grated parmesan, cracked pepper, dried chilly flakes, and an egg. Toss it around so that the heat of the pasta cooks the egg, drizzel with a good extra virgin olive oil and then serve with some more grated parmesan on the top.

@lindseychanel8529 Жыл бұрын

Love this!! I want more of this kind of videos!!!

@Panwere36 Жыл бұрын

I play Adrienne Cheatham's videos both for the information and from her soothing voice. Very helpful during an anxiety attack.

@TheGlamorousLifeofNae Жыл бұрын

My favorite food and my favorite host? Yes!! 👏🏽👏🏽🥰

@complicatedmike Жыл бұрын

Love my new pasta knowledge and Adrienne is a fantastic presenter!

@7reemo Жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Beautiful PASTA BELLA! Keep up the great work. Make more videos please. pasta, rice, salads, meats, chicken veggies, Steaming, Grilling, Baking, BBQ-ing, souping... so so many ideas to choose from. ENJOY!

@dajamsteryo Жыл бұрын

Adrienne being back always makes me happy. And now I learned so much! I want to see her on the 4 types of dishes series (with the amateur chef and home chef) too

@mangothebirb3100 Жыл бұрын

High quality content as always!

@fionagibson7529 Жыл бұрын

Of course this gets uploaded the morning after I went down a rabbit hole about pasta types.

@ernestoarreaga6395 Жыл бұрын

Wow. That was some pasta education... keep those videos coming. Thanks a lot!!!

@joylox Жыл бұрын

With all those dishes that use tomatoes, I feel like there should be a video on tomatoes. I like growing tomatoes, but there are so many types that all have different uses, and it can be hard to know which ones to get. I personally love just about any yellow tomato as they don't have as strong of an acidic flavour, being more sweet instead, which can be great in a sandwich with mayo and cucumber with a little bit of salt.

@giiiddyup Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO CHEF!!!

@xanderscookingschool1497 Жыл бұрын

If they made Spaghetti and Meatballs in Italy the Meatballs would be Mini, almost microscopic so that you can get Meatballs while at the same time twirling the pasta.

@ralfkruse7565 Жыл бұрын

I just had dinner, but Adrienne presents the pasti so that i got more appetite. OK for tomorrow. Even there are some sorts I never have seen not even in Italy. 🇮🇹😎Greetings from🇫🇷

@leenaabed1817 Жыл бұрын

This is the lesson I never knew I needed

@sofienummers Жыл бұрын

Basically what I heard as a cheese and cream lover, every pasta goes well with cream and cheese 😋😎

@iota-09 Жыл бұрын

I dunno... I would say capelli and paccheri(or schiaffoni) doesn't actually pair well with most cheeses, unless you count cream or butter ro be cheeses(i guess they still are dairy products after all)

@pedrobelem Жыл бұрын

I love her so much! ❤😂

@alaaalhomsi3905 2 ай бұрын

Oh i m in LOVE

@amandariviera Жыл бұрын

Tagliatell-e and tagliar-e You pronounce the E at the end, like with the Pappardelle.

@ronaldmalfoy Жыл бұрын

i like how many pastas are kinda body part named/shaped! god i love that stuff!

@tonyv7660 7 ай бұрын

Excellent pasta presentation & gorgeous 😍

@iota-09 Жыл бұрын

Also regarding the lasagna, it depends on the recipe, but personally the way we do it in our home is leaving them raw* And let them cook in the oven through the sauce, oils&fats of the meat, and if we got good enough cheese to accompany it like provola di agerola, the serum the cheese releases once cut&cooked. That way you don't actually neeed to precook it. *Note: i have never seen dried lasagna in italy, so i wouldn't be too sure that it could work with dry lasagna, it's always fresh or semi-fresh here.

@lollopollo231 Жыл бұрын

Dried lasagna sheets are actually a thing in Italy too, we use traditionally use them in our version of lasagna that we eat during Carnevale. They’re supposed to represent festive ribbons

@samdurham6277 Жыл бұрын

You don't need a gallon per pound; the less water you use the starchier the water will be. That will make your sauces thicker and tastier.

@S23K 5 ай бұрын

Yes, just need to make sure to stir until the water comes back up to a boil

@MiniMii550 Жыл бұрын

We're from Venezuela and that very pastina recipe is something my mom would make whenever any of us got sick as children. She learned that from my great grandmother...who was native Amazonian and not Italian (and there are, in fact, no Italians in my family) so I really want to know how that recipe ended up in our family.

@SingingSealRiana 10 ай бұрын

It's kinda an obvious thing to invent. When people beat eachother over the head with who invented something, probably selebral people independedly. I often found dishes I invented or something very similar elsewhere.. Recipes also travel unrelated to nationality ^^ Most of my coking is Cantonese or levintine without any relation

@SL-vs7fs Жыл бұрын

For dried pasta: You don’t need a gallon of water. Half will do. For small batches, 4x water by weight is plenty. 4 lb of water for a lb of pasta. For 250 g of pasta (for two people) use a liter or a quart. You can start dried pasta in cold water, and set the timer once a vigorous boil is reached. Stir it once a boil is reached to prevent clumping. If you soak pasta for 2 hours, you can get by with bringing it to a boil and waiting a minute. Save the water, freeze it and substitute in 1/4-1/2 the water in the next batch to get starchier water for the sauce. Keep this going over and over. This is how I do it. (Sources: Serious eats, cooking for engineers, and many others).

@adeletaylor6143 Жыл бұрын

I'm going to be so hungry after this

@Blitzkrieg1976 Жыл бұрын

I love this lady! Other than being simply adorable, her information is useful! Thank you, Miss!❤️ p.s...I'm all about that mushroom and spinach lasagna! I eat meat too, but that combo is DEEEE-LICIOUS. I need to find me some Mafaldine..also..if you were around as long as I've been, you may remember Fusilli Jerry.😆 I LOVE PASTA!!!! I'm a fan of it all..Cavatappi and rigatoni are my faves, and for stuffed, hell yes to tortellini and ravioli.

@dr.emilschaffhausen2308 Жыл бұрын

Wow, awesome video. I just enjoyed The Sicilian by Mario Puzo, so I am in a big pasta mood for the last month.

@khaledk8277 10 ай бұрын

Thanks much

@icookiebit8601 Жыл бұрын

i dont want to sound racist or sexist but listening to a friendly old italian man with broken english talk about pasta is more comforting :)))

@nyko921 Жыл бұрын

It is. If you want to learn about other cultures you ask to people from that culture, not foreigners or, God forbid, Americans.

@HOPEfullBoi01 Жыл бұрын

Wanting to hear from a man does sound weird because I've seen similar videos with Italian women which were quite charming so that's an "interesting" personal issue of yours.

@Capellix0001 Ай бұрын

Thanks

@passiveaggressive6175 Жыл бұрын

Italians do eat Polpettes (mini meatballs) which is type of spaghetti and meatballs recipe

@Meltedsnowonarose 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for such great videos. I want a big guide on edible flowers and which flowers and how they r used in dishes around the world ❤

@lorimartin3724 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Saving to my cooking tips library. I knew some, but learned alot. Thanks.

@teddybearboi3069 Жыл бұрын

I make pasta every day bro I’m addicted

@_Toxicity Жыл бұрын

I wish I was on the set this day. I would eat all the pastas.

@zackaryzhelyeznov Жыл бұрын

my favorite section

@shamrockers4744 Жыл бұрын

We need a video all about herbs.

@zachrodan7543 Жыл бұрын

love that you made sure to give vegetarian options for all of them. I feel like the vegetarian diet is often overlooked in videos like this, but for once I don't feel left out in that regard.

@lorimartin3724 Жыл бұрын

Me too. I'm not vegan or vegetarian, but do try to go meatless at least 3-4 days weekly. Now I have some new ideas.

@iota-09 Жыл бұрын

A bit surprised though to not see seafood pastas, especially for the paccheri, "their death" as we say in italy, is with simple tomato-based fish dishes, using a pelata with pescatrice (monkfish) for example works really well

@iRoyal21 Жыл бұрын

That's alot of pasta to go over o . o

@MariKurisato Жыл бұрын

Adrienne Cheatham is a trooper for this!

@KBWeeds Жыл бұрын

I think she loved every min of it.

@allenmorgan6847 Жыл бұрын

What types of herbs should you use with various meats

@juliabishop1408 Жыл бұрын

Pasta is my love language 😅

@leiasleeping1282 Жыл бұрын

Can we get a big guide for different kinds of grains plz？

@castigliaroberta443 Жыл бұрын

With pesto are also really good trofie

@ptrinch Жыл бұрын

Need to add some potatoes and green beans to make it shine. (I miss Genova)

@joliesimmonds5783 Жыл бұрын

Now I desperately need an "every type of sauce" video

@TruePerception Жыл бұрын

I like using Cavatappi for my Mac and Cheese.

@FilipSkobic Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the breakdown. One note - I don't mind if regular people don't pronounce these foreign/Italian words perfectly, but for someone explaining types of pasta in an "educational" video for Epicurious, they could have taken 5 minutes before to prepare and learn how to pronounce these very simple words. You are teaching people something, and when it comes to pronunciation - you're teaching them wrong.

@dawnt0pia Жыл бұрын

very good! :D

@amalzuhair4495 Жыл бұрын

Bring back the 50 idiots series!!!! Please!!!!!!

@JohnPMiller Жыл бұрын

Next: Picking the right rice?

@smeva26 Жыл бұрын

me screaming internally every time she refers to pasta as noodle.

@habenagenknives5999 Жыл бұрын

extraordinary

@sheidashannon9210 4 ай бұрын

Where is the best place to buy some of these pastas with the unusual shapes?

@javierisaac2955 Жыл бұрын

When to use semolina pasta and flour+eggs pasta?

@jacquesballee1654 Жыл бұрын

Well, let's try risotti, a lot of pleasures there too !

@Mark-ki7ic Жыл бұрын

Like this series, one on BBQ ? Meats, styles and sauces. Just trying to make Chef happy dance.

@hellowrld4360 Жыл бұрын

Hungry❤

@RaymondHng Жыл бұрын

In short, the thicker the pasta, the thicker/chunkier the sauce.

@StormSongs7 Жыл бұрын

My grandma & mom would make spaghetti OR linguine with olive oil & anchovies 👩🏼‍🍳 💋.

@jonlikespi3296 Жыл бұрын

Why do you pronounce tagliatelle the way you do when you pronounce pappardelle reasonably?

@iota-09 Жыл бұрын

Or farfalle

@FrankM0613 Жыл бұрын

A lot of English speakers struggle with the “-gli” sound in italian

@JoyfulNerd400 Жыл бұрын

Probably struggled with pronouncing it. I make my pasta fresh and my Italian friends give me leeway with that lol

@runeanonymous9760 Жыл бұрын

due to my own idiocy as a child I have a trauma response to pastina. well mainly orzo, that’s the one that really fucks me up

@jamesheng1878 Жыл бұрын

But like now I am jealous because I want to eat all of this

@elizabethc9844 7 ай бұрын

Gnocchi is my favorite

@douglasmijangos3327 Жыл бұрын

I love seeing her do her “ Happy Dance “ ❤

@PandaD2 Жыл бұрын

I can't get through this with the pronounciations... 6:13 "tag-lee-a-tell". "Tahl-ya-telleh" please, learn to pronounce correctly.

@kimchaffa Жыл бұрын

My gluten-free, grain-free heart is crying 😂😂 these look so yummy! 😍

@allythearts5439 8 ай бұрын

Well dang I need to re-up Take me to the store NOWWWW

@brioje23 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful, however now I need all the recipes for the dishes made.

@lekomaruloh Жыл бұрын

"cause it's fancy" 😂

@mividalocastudio9366 Жыл бұрын

Now if only they provided the recipes to the sauces, this would have been a great way to get people to explore these varieties themselves at home

@user-oe9qb6dh1z 5 ай бұрын

17:56 i dissociated

@federicovicente8116 Жыл бұрын

I think I'm in love with this woman.

@iggyodwyer1 Жыл бұрын

I was convinced she was a heavily open minded vegetarian until the Orrechiete segment

@DemonSliime Жыл бұрын

Is the statement you made about three or four jumbo shells being a meal supposed to be a challenge? Because I usually buy a package that comes with nine or twelve from the frozen section of the grocery store, and eat them all in one sitting.

@The_Timinator Жыл бұрын

There's a lot of Dishes in America that AREN'T Traditional from all over the World. I'm betting with over 300 types of Pastas, there's more than Cavatappi that were "invented" by mistake.