Spaghetti: This pasta is a basic, popular ingredient that goes well with any dish, whether stir-fried, boiled, or baked. The noodles are round, slender, soft, and have a good texture that absorbs sauces or soups well. Spaghetti is perfect for dishes such as tomato sauce pasta, cream sauce pasta, carbonara, or even Kee Mao pasta.
Tagliatelle: Flat pasta with a wide and long ribbon-like shape. It's a type of pasta popularly enjoyed with large pieces of meat such as sausages, shrimp, bacon, and rich sauces such as meat sauce, Bolognese sauce, cream sauce, or chopped tomato sauce, which are the ultimate classic pasta dishes.
Penne: Pasta that resembles short tubes, with a hollow interior, rigid exterior and diagonally-cut ends. Penne pasta can be used in various dishes, including stir-fries, bakes, soups, and most commonly paired with tomato sauce, cream sauce, Bolognese, or carbonara.
Macaroni: Another popular pasta among children, categorized as short pasta similar to penne, but has a U-shape'. The hollow inside allows it to soak in sauces more effectively and is versatile pasta suitable for various cooking methods such as boiling, stir-frying, and baking such as macaroni with tomato sauce or a cheesy baked macaroni.
It is safe to assume that many have their favorite pasta dishes. If you could choose, what pasta dish would you like to have today? First, let's prepare the ingredients for your favorite pasta dish before you start cooking pasta at home:
Cook your preferred pasta until it is al dente where spaghetti takes approximately 8 minutes, angel hair pasta takes about 4 minutes, penne takes about 8 minutes, and macaroni takes about 7 minutes.
Heat oil or butter in a pan, add your desired pasta sauce or accompanying ingredients, and stir-fry until well-cooked and fragrant.
Mix the cooked pasta into the sauce, ensuring it's well-coated.
Finally, plate it up and serve and just like that, you are ready to enjoy your favorite pasta dish.
