Can you pick the legitimate types of pasta from the list of real and fake names?

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Clicking Pasta Quiz

by naqwerty3

Created Apr 29, 2012 in Just For Fun
Featured Jun 13, 2012
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	save_ferris15:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 04:09 GMT		70 points
	...I said all of these out loud in an Italian accent to see which ones sounded real...

	needapausebutton:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 04:15 GMT		29 points
	I like a bit of Mixed Alfabeto with my Sporclenni.

	prockstar83:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 04:33 GMT		40 points
	5 orbs for Scalabrine.

	Toby123:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 05:34 GMT		2 points
	mmmm....pasta :O This quiz really is good enough to eat!

	MauricioVincenzo:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 06:28 GMT		15 points
	Sporclenni is not real??

	pdu:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 08:14 GMT		11 points
	That's a pretty vague definition of pasta, since neither Maultschen (German noodle) or Gnocchi (made from potatoes mainly) are pasta, as in Italian noodle dish. Some others I've never heard, so there might be more. Is the term pasta used that widely in the US or is it the quiz creator's definition?

	mundo:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 11:00 GMT		6 points
	Surprised tagliatelle is in the bottom half of the list. I'm sure I come across it in menus (in the UK) far more often than manicotti, ziti and rotelle.

	WyattsTorch:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 11:32 GMT		13 points
	Radiatori: pasta that cooks while you drive.

	shel99:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 11:32 GMT		10 points
	Soba....sneaky :)

	barnztormre:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 11:46 GMT		26 points
	Scalabrine = a white pasta which, despite its best efforts, isn't very good.

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	michgrad04:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 12:12 GMT		9 points
	nonsense, I'll have to share my recipe for sporclenni and meatballs

	hghppjfan:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 12:25 GMT		3 points
	No offense, but .04% sounds correct to get all 20. I have never heard of most of these foods, although this quiz makes me hungry for pasta.

	Bladselleri:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 13:25 GMT		23 points
	"Radiatori and alfabeto?? Oh, come on, do you think I'm that stupid?" Quiz finished "Oh... well... ok." Guess I need to eat more pasta!

	ostroffj:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 14:24 GMT		5 points
	@pdu: It might be a US thing. The book of pasta types on my bookshelf includes both, for instance, as does the fresh pasta store near my house. If you really wanna be confused you should look at some American Chinese restaurant menus, where soup dumplings and pork buns are sometimes listed under "pasta" as well.

	pcull1016:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 14:41 GMT		7 points
	@barnztormre - but it's always a crowd favorite. :)

	HER:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 14:44 GMT		4 points
	Going into this, I was thinking, growing up in a heavily Italian area has prepared me for this. I will totally beast this quiz. Let's just say I was inadequately prepared.

	gellchom:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 16:25 GMT		5 points
	I knew it wasn't real, but I clicked on "sporclenni" anyway. What would it be -- globe shaped pasta?

	ChicagoGuy88:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 17:17 GMT		-1 points
	5 globes just for Gnocchi. :)

	insaneular:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 17:18 GMT		1 point
	Wow, this was hard, and I'm learning Italian... After the obvious ones I was only able to get a few more.

	SuperJen:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 17:45 GMT		20 points
	Alfabeto just sounds fake, like something you'd make up to describe your letter-shaped spaghetti-O's.

	Jo1987:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 18:37 GMT		4 points
	@milgita: to be fair, Wikipedia describes gnocchi as 'potato dumplings' and 'an alternative to pasta'

	Pixie93:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 19:28 GMT		11 points
	Why did I click on Sporclenni? What is wrong with me??

	pippo43:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 19:39 GMT		3 points
	Either use Italian names or English ones. For example, 'macaroni' is English for 'maccheroni'.

	eab21:	Jun 13th, 2012 at 20:05 GMT		8 points
	Couldn't help trying Scalabrine.

	Dublin4711:	Jun 14th, 2012 at 00:08 GMT		-4 points
	Sporcletti or Sporcletoni might have been more convincing .And no Vermicelli ? Just as well ."Vermicelli", means, literally, "little worms", and is so-called because of the worm-like shape of the pasta. Bon appetit

	katery:	Jun 14th, 2012 at 01:02 GMT		3 points
	So Fusilli? just didn't make the cut, huh?

	neverevenout:	Jun 14th, 2012 at 12:03 GMT		2 points
	Gnocchi are made of potatoes! not pasta!

	Jinxxeh:	Jun 14th, 2012 at 13:41 GMT		2 points
	Yeah, I didn't pick gnocchi as I knew they are not pasta. Bit annoying, really :/

	BBgdae:	Jun 14th, 2012 at 21:28 GMT		5 points
	If you're going to draw the line at Gnocchi (and as an Italian person I consider it pasta because it's prepared and treated exactly as pasta) then you must also draw it at ravioli and tortellini which are filled doughs and more representative of a dumpling than simple pasta. The inclusion of potato doesn't make the difference since clearly pasta can be make with most anything, most often spinach and tomato mixed into the dough. Tri-color pasta anyone? Besides, the quiz was about real vs. made-up pasta names not about what is and what is not considered pasta.

	fudo:	Jun 25th, 2012 at 21:15 GMT		1 point
	Fettucce should be written with 2 c's.

	naqwerty3:	Jun 27th, 2012 at 18:24 GMT		1 point
	Even though gnocchi is considered a pasta, it is now replaced due to the confusion and debate. @fudo, the spelling of fettucce was fixed; good catch.

	ArtVark:	Jul 3rd, 2012 at 10:27 GMT		1 point
	Soba is a pasta cooked by my grandmother -- Mamma Yama-gucci.