Tuesday, June 07, 2011

I Never Did Like The Feeling Of Hair In My Mouth

I almost got into a disagreement with a waitress in an Italian restaurant the other day because she insisted Angel Hair and Capellini are the same thing. But I did good, I held my tongue and ordered Spaghetti instead.

I know that some people may consider Capelli d'angelo (literally, angel hair) to be Capellini, just a thinner version of it. But when I grew up, Angel Hair and Capellini are two distinctly different things. As I explained to Ed, after the waitress walked away, Capellini is one notch above Angel Hair and one notch below Vermicelli. Just like in this picture.


As you can see in the photo, from the bottom up - in a brand I don't buy, but one which had all the sizes of pasta I wanted to illustrate - is Spaghetti, Thin Spaghetti, Vermicelli, Capellini and then Angel Hair; which really is thin as hair, a strand size I don't like.

And, the list of pasta I found on Wikipedia agrees with me, so it must be true. Take that, Italian restaurant waitress girl!!


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3 comments:

Gil said...

Where I lived we didn't have such a great variety of macs to choose from. My father brought back some Capelli d'angelo from one of his tips to Crotona Ave. in d'Bronx and went to great lengths explaining that we were about to enjoy the finest of finest macaroni. If you see Garofalo pasta it is from the Naples area.

MAE said...

Yep, you are 100% right. Us Italians know our pasta and what meals (food combinations) to make them with.

Kimmie said...

I am oh so proud of you!!!!! I am an irish girl I would have made the same mistake...LOL