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		lultimouomo on Jan 27, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to Ramen-ize Dried Pasta and Rice "Al dente" is the equivalent of rare, there's no ambiguity to it in Italian. We mainly eat dried pasta; it could be that fresh pasta is overrepresented in restaurants, though.

archagon on Jan 27, 2015 [–]

When I was visiting, I was surprised by how many grocery stores stocked fresh pasta. You could find it almost anywhere. Now that I'm in Dublin, I can't even find a single one!

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