Italian grandmothers will tell you their pasta water is the secret ingredient then refuse to explain what makes theirs different from yours
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6/29/2026 · 15d ago
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Italian grandmothers will tell you their pasta water is the secret ingredient then refuse to explain what makes theirs different from yours

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Window in Venice.Window in Venice.A pasta maker in Bologna told me the whole region argues about whether you fold the dough or let it rest. Then she made me a tagliatelle by hand and I stopped caring about being right.Italian grandmother refuses to eat her own pasta because it's 'not like it was in the village.' She's been living in Rome for sixty years.

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