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Anything with squid ink noodles
king crab ravioli.
Fettuccine Alfredo.
with broccoli and chicken is bomb
From Olive Garden
Easy: Vodka rigatoni
Risotto
Risotto is top tier but technically an Italian rice dish, not pasta.
cacio e pepe
Elite. Same with legit carbonara
Ah, just my type of thread!
Here are, in no particular order, the most three prestigious pasta dishes:
Surprise this hasn’t been mentioned by frutti di mare clears. They drag the fucking chef out of the kitchen to ask if the dish is up to your liking and then put a fucking bib on you 😂
Lasagne, per favore
Personal favorites (in order):
Spaghetti and meatballs - When executed well, there are, IMO, few culinary things that are on par with a great meatball. Probably my last meal on death row.
Bucatini all'amatriciana - Guanciale is a must.
Pesto Genovese - Make this all the time in the summer when we grow basil. Favorite pasta is fusilli/gemelli, gotta have something with decent surface area for the sauce to adhere to. Chicken/cherry tomatoes are ideal additions, but straight up is baller as well.
Linguini alle vongole - Linguini with clam sauce. White wine only, and you better load that bish up with tons of garlic/parsley. Little lemon is a nice touch.
Frutti di mare - hard to not love half the ocean with red sauce. Bonus points for Arrabbiata (spicy) sauce. Throw some calabrian chili's/crushed red pepper in there.
Penne alla vodka - Need I say more?
Honorable mentions:
Shrimp Scampi, Squid Ink Pasta (Squid Ink Risotto is another top tier Italian dish), Bucatini Carbonara
AL DENTE.
Not that mush thing.
This is key.
Gnocchi is childish but delicious
Gnocchi is the bomb
The pasta from nearly any place in Italy is mindblowing.
100%
Simple pesto and fusilli.
Aglio e olio.
Prestige doesn't equate to expensive.
Elegance, simplicity, perfection.
Angel hair
Pizza pasta
Isaiah's takes are usually good, but Madone, lobster mac & cheese is to prestigious pasta what Hawaiian style is to prestigious pizza.
Home-made cavatelli with marinara, braciole, meatballs, & sausage w/ some parmesan cheese is the blue-blood of pasta dishes. For the medigans out there, braciole is pronounced, bruh-j'all (soft/rolling j). Could also put a spoonful of ricotta (ruh-gawt) on top.
haha yeah just threw that up as a conversation starter
nice takes
The Navy Seal one is pretty good.
That aside, definitely am craving for some nice aglio olio, though I have a personal preference for it being on the spicier side.
Bro this should belong to Reddit not WSO?
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