Why does restaurant spaghetti taste better?

Table of Contents:

1. Why does restaurant spaghetti taste better?
2. How do you make pasta sauce silky?
3. Do restaurants use boxed pasta?
4. What should you not order in Italy?

Why does restaurant spaghetti taste better?

Starches don't have flavor in and of themselves, but they modify intense flavors by spreading them out, allowing you to experience more nuances of the flavors they modify. Reheating pasta essentially works this way, which is why you get better flavor from reheated spaghetti.

How do you make pasta sauce silky?

The trick is to add an egg! That's right, the fat from the yolk and the egg white help make tomato sauce silky and smooth. And before you freak out about adding a raw egg to your food let me assure you that the egg does get cooked.

Do restaurants use boxed pasta?

Most, if not all, chain restaurants that serve pasta use dry or precooked pasta. Dry pasta is much easier to store and therefore maximizes profit. Handmade pasta, while easy to make, can be time consuming. Olive Garden precooks most of its pasta.

What should you not order in Italy?

11 Things Tourists Should Never Eat in Italy

• Eating Chicken with Pasta. ...
• Serving Everything on the Same Plate. ...
• Ketchup. ...
• Drinking a Cappuccino After a Meal. ...
• Asking for Non-Italian Dishes. ...
• Sprinkling Parmesan on Everything. ...
• Dipping Bread into Oil and Balsamic Vinegar. ...
• Drinking Anything Other Than Water or Wine With Food.