North vs South

[Dionysus]

Originally Posted by 33girl

OK, a couple posts back, someone said something about eating spaghetti with a fork being bad manners. What else on God's green earth would one eat spaghetti with? A pair of pliers?

It was me. The proper way according to some people (on another message board) is using a fork to twirl the spaghetti and then placing it on a spoon. In some restaurants, they even have a special spoon for spaghetti. I don't use it of course.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Dionysus

It was me. The proper way according to some people (on another message board) is using a fork to twirl the spaghetti and then placing it on a spoon. In some restaurants, they even have a special spoon for spaghetti. I don't use it of course.

If anything, the "twirl it against the spoon" thing is what's rude. Only peasants use a spoon in Italy. (Direct quote from Emily Post, BTW) And I've NEVER heard of actually putting it on a spoon and eating it with a spoon!! If you can't manage to twirl spaghetti without hitting everyone with sauce, cut it with your fork. Or order penne pasta instead.

[DSTRen13]

Originally Posted by 33girl

If anything, the "twirl it against the spoon" thing is what's rude. Only peasants use a spoon in Italy. (Direct quote from Emily Post, BTW) And I've NEVER heard of actually putting it on a spoon and eating it with a spoon!! If you can't manage to twirl spaghetti without hitting everyone with sauce, cut it with your fork. Or order penne pasta instead.

I have been verbally harrassed for not using a spoon to twirl my pasta before, lol This individual, whose state I will not name to protect those from there who are no doubt normal and decent people, went on and on about how all of us horrible and undignified Southerners just shouldn't even eat Italian food since we disgrace it by not handling it appropriately (???).