Food Etiquette: Spaghetti
Some restaurants will serve a spoon with spaghetti and others might not. Exactly how spaghetti should be eaten is a controversial topic. In Italy is is frowned upon to provide a spoon when serving spaghetti and cutting it into smaller pieces is a definite no-no.
The overall feeling is that spaghetti should be twirled onto a fork either by using the plate or a spoon. Before twirling it onto a fork it is best to scoop up a little bit of pasta, raise it above the plate and disconnect it from the rest of the plate. This can make the process a little less messy.
Loose ends that doesn’t make it onto the fork may be cut off with the spoon before raising it to the mouth. If there are still some loose ends that doesn’t make it to the mouth, gather them gently with the fork. Never slurp spaghetti.
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