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This quizz will tell you if you are a master pasta cooker, if not you might learn a fiew tips

Are You A Pasta Master ?

Once you put the water to heat, you should add salt to it. Indeed when the pasta is made, not salt is added to the paste. Adding the salt in the cooking water will give some taste to the pasta. The perfect ratio is 1 pound of pasta : 1 tablespoon of salt. 
Adding oil to the water won't help the pasta to not stick, the best way to avoid this is to stir regularly the pasta.

Salt

What should be added to the water before adding the pasta ?

The state of the water indicates its temperature and temperature has a direct influence on the pasta's texture. If the water isn't warm enough the pasta will get all mushy even if you wait the correct time. So don't be lazy and wait for the big bubbles !

When the water is making big bubbles

When should the pasta be added in the water ?

Adding a fiew spoones of the cooking water to the sauce will give to the sauce more taste and thicken it but it will also help the sauce and the pasta to glue together. This is due to the salt added and the starch liberated from the coocking.

Yes, just a fiew spoones

Should the cooking water of the pasta be added to the sauce?

In the world can be found a lot of various version of this sauce however to get the real one you'll need to follow this recipe: https://www.recipesfromitaly.com/spaghetti-carbonara-original-recipe/

Pancetta, eggs & pecorino

What are the elements of a real carbonara ?

Using less water will increase the chance of pasta being undercooked and also the fact that they will stick together. More water is not wrong but it not usefull

1 pound of pasta for 4 quarts of water

Indeed adding cheese to a pasta sauce containig fish of sea food will hide it's taste since the cheese flavour is too strong. For all other sauce add as much as you want but don't forget to be reasonnable.

Not on sauce containing fish

Pasta killer

You are on the right track, hope that thanks to this quiz you'll now be a pasta master

Pasta learner

Italian chef Mamma Mia !

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