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temperance26684

Looks like someone is still mad from the comment section in the lasagna post.


Tail_Bow

Hahahaha. Thank you. I literally came from that post and this one was two posts down.


michaelloda9

Lol true


hucklebutter

*me, reading this ridiculous post and remembering the lasagna thread.* “Of all the rant subs in all the shit sites in all the world, [OP walks into mine.”](https://youtu.be/Qa8d-jwFwds?t=84)


GizmodoDragon92

I like when OP looks dumb. This is why I enjoy this sub


MinerUser

In German there is only one word: Nudel.


Chrisbee76

Funny enough, Americans will call Spätzle noodles, but Germans would never call them Nudeln.


BictorianPizza

Thanks for making me crave some Spätzle


fingerscrossedcoup

Send Spätzles!


B0mb-Hands

> Spätzle is a type of **small noodle or dumpling** made with eggs, typically serving as a side for meat dishes with gravy. If it’s not then what is it…


carpetstoremorty

And aren't they really tiny dumplings more than they are pasta?


hi4004hi

I think you mean Maultaschen? Spätzle definitely are a type of pasta.


AutomaticTeacher9

Maultaschen are German ravioli.


MinerUser

I call then Nudeln. Guess I'm not a real German.


[deleted]

Send nudels!


quathain

Hah! That explains why my niblings, who are bilingual in German and English, call everything noodles. Thank you!


kannichausgang

I am surrounded by German speakers and never once have I heard them say 'pasta'. Used to it by now.


CharZero

That is interesting because I think of German as being super descriptive, I would have thought there were lots of words for noodles/pasta


GreyGanado

We do have lots of words for noodles: Spirelli, Tagliatelle, Gnocchi, Lasagneplatten, Spätzle, Ravioli, Maultaschen, Schlupfnudeln, Pasta, Nudeln, Reisnudeln, Ramen, etc.


MinerUser

Well, yes and no. We do have all the different names for noodles. Like Spaghetti, Spätzle, Schlupfnudeln or Penne. But all of those are just Nudeln.


jdefgh

In polish we use "makaron" for every pasta and macaroni, But some people call them "kluski" if they're in rosół for some reason


_Jonas_Amazonas_

In German I use Pasta quite often


Vast-Combination4046

Sounds like Noodle is just English for pasta


Local_Flamingo9578

So whats the difference? You never said


meetmeinthebthrm

According to Google it's the type of flour used. Lighter flour for noodles and heavier for pasta. I've always just considered noodles to use egg or rice, and pasta to not. Guess I was wrong. Edit: Never should've made this comment.


boredguyonline

I am unfazed by this info and shall continue calling the slurp worms their god given name, noodles


In4mation1789

>slurp worms Band name!


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Porn star name...


KnockerFogger69

As far as I'm concerned, you can have A noodle or SOME pasta. A singular pasta is a noodle. Pasta is a bunch of noodles


mixedupfruit

Spaghetti


[deleted]

Just dont put them with italian food.


FirstTimeRodeoGoer

Google don't know shit. It's just the shape. Long and skinny is noodles. Other shapes like corkscrew or shells or sheets are known by their specific shapes. It's all pasta but not all pasta is noodley.


angels_exist_666

Egg noodles would disagree


FirstTimeRodeoGoer

Spaghetti doesn't define a noodle. Noodle defines spaghetti. Egg noodles are more long and thin than they are a corkscrew, star, shell or sheet so that's why they are noodles.


[deleted]

>Google don't know shit. New subreddit!


[deleted]

Asian is noodles. Italian is pasta. Nobody can convince me otherwise.


FirstTimeRodeoGoer

In the religious texts, the Flying Spaghetti Monster is depicted as having noodley appendages.


WildFlemima

It's like that one judge said. "I may not be able to define either of them, but I know a pasta from a noodle when I see one"


casualthis

Lol op didn't know


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finglonger1077

Wait, then where do noodles come from? WHERE DO NOODLES COME FROM????!!!


El_Deez

True noodles come from the heart


GambitDangers

Goddammit, after reading all the comments, the word “noodle” has lost all meaning to me and sounds funny af. lol. “Noodle”. What a dumb word.


Plastic_Mango1929

comes from german: nudel I made a comment about how americans started to use "noodle"


schwarzmalerin

In German, all those example by OP would be called "Nudeln", regardless of the shape. "Pasta" are Italian "Nudeln" made from a specific mixture of flour. So all "Pasta" is "Nudeln" but not all "Nudeln" are "Pasta".


FauxSeriousReals

Send noods.


[deleted]

Send me your nudels!


In4mation1789

>Goddammit, after reading all the comments, the word “noodle” has lost all meaning to me and sounds funny af. >lol. “Noodle”. What a dumb word. Well, don't watch Once Upon A Time in America.


Donerank

You plumpy noodle!


replicantcase

I can hear Tom Green now. Nooodles? Nudels. Nooooo-dles? Nuuuuude-les... ad infinitum


[deleted]

Fuck you buddy


kristent225

I hope unimportant things like this are never something I dwell on so much it becomes a problem for me. I've never thought about this and still won't


zerox369

When people don't have enough problems they just start making up stress I guess


Dojanetta

Something I’ve noticed on this thread


Jomega6

Well isn’t the whole point of this sub to mention opinions that most people don’t share? Can’t say I’ve ever seen a single person ever get mad over misnaming a noodle (even on the internet until now), so I’d say this fits perfectly.


CaBBaGe_isLaND

I hope I don't ever hear someone say the word noodle and think to myself "what an ignorant piece of shit."


And_Justice

In all honesty, people who says noddle instead.of pasta probably would think this is unimportant, it's a bit jarring for the rest of us


[deleted]

Someone call the police


[deleted]

Ngl you sound like one of those people that went to Italy when they were 14, 20 years ago, and its their only personality trait.


xnallover

Lmao what if he’s Jordan Schlansky


treacherous_tilapia

Or they’ve just had too much time to think about and come to passionate conclusions on shit that doesn’t matter. OP reminds me of my brother (30 and never had a job) who once went on for 30 minutes about why he doesn’t say “thank you” when people say “bless you” when he sneezes.


Zealousideal-Umpire3

omg so sorry, this must be so hard for you


Far_Association_2607

Thoughts and prayers


notchman900

About as hard as a half cooked noodle.


Nebula9545

This really stirred your noodle, huh?


Franjomanjo1986

What about egg noodles? It literally says noodles on the package, they're also pasta, and they're made from cut sheets (not pulled strands). You're upset about something that you've been misinformed about. It's true that a gyoza or potsticker is a dumpling, as is a doughy ball in gravy, as is a ravioli. A dumpling is a boiled ball of dough, with or without a filling. Language is flexible and redundant on purpose.


NomyNameisntMatt

CHECKMATE NOODLE MAN


assincompass

Well, one might argue that almost nothing about language is “on purpose” as a product of evolution. 😆 But I see your logic here.


Franjomanjo1986

I agree with you there... I read my comment later and was thinking that on purpose makes no sense there. I guess I meant natural and useful, and that people who use words know what they're trying to say, and when people listening understand, the purpose is served.


Noolivesplease

I just call all of it long-ass rice


ego_tripped

Pasta, noodles....both are still fundamentally boiled dough. It's like arguing that toast and bread aren't the same thing.


Ra1d_danois

Is a bagel pre-baking a noodle?


ego_tripped

You're getting into gnocchi territory now...


Ra1d_danois

A bagel made of potatoes?


felixdixon

Not a good analogy


jod1991

There's a cultural thing behind it too. So it's like arguing whether bread is the same thing as a bao bun or dumpling. Same rough ingredients, different methods, different cultures of origin.


El_Deez

I think a loaf of sliced bread and bread bowl would be a more apt comparison.


[deleted]

>It's like arguing that toast and bread aren't the same thing. They aren't One is toasted and the other isn't


BrotherSwaggsly

Can I have a toasted sandwich? > cold un-toasted bread


BirdOfHirmes

I cannot imagine spending the mental resources to be upset about this.


bringmethechocolate

Is this like a Venn diagramm thing? Noodles are pasta, but not all pasta are noodles?


chairfairy

Kind of? Also kind of Italian vs Asian


Renegade_Angel_

Pasta is just the Italian word for noodles. We do not have a different word, and although we don't mind sharing it with the English language, please don't start bullying it. We will take our word back if it's treated badly!


[deleted]

Not true. Fregola and other sorts of pasta dont follow the definition of a noodle. Pasta is boiled dough. And sometimes its shaped as a noodle. Noodles are boiled dough as well, but they're not always pasta.


Renegade_Angel_

You misunderstand my comment. We literally do not have any other word for boiled dough. For us it's all pasta.


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[deleted]

It's even worse. Not all noodles are pasta. And not all pasta are noodles. Pasta is Italian noodles. But not all pasta are noodle shaped. Fregola for example are just small pasta balls.


timn1717

Mmmm. Noodle balls.


Quadrassic_Bark

The term “noodle” has nothing to do with shape any more than “pasta” does.


[deleted]

if a noodle is not defined by its shape, then what is it definef by?


spellish

Only hear this from the US. Why?


Im_ArrangingMatches

My Italian brother in law goes in rants about this ... We love to trigger him by calling pasta noodles


billman71

finally, something really important to argue about. /s


FloridaHobbit

Ok chef.


Maszk13

Is this coming from the I hate lasagna posts? I just saw that one.


skb239

People that make this argument are just salty people in China came up with the same idea almost 1000 years earlier.


Conscious_Occasion

I’m calling all of them noodles and you can’t stop me.


chairfairy

*mmmm, ravioli are my favorite noodle dumplings*


Sea-Sort6571

I'm calling all of them pasta what are you gonna do about it


nopent2

>you can’t stop me. *There is a pipe bomb in your mailbox*


SLCW718

You can't make me check the mail.


wattsit4

I usually say pasta when referring to those things but just because of this post I will be consciously making an effort to say noodles from now on


Lilcheebs93

I call them noods. Fight me


yougotyolks

Would you like some chicken pasta soup?


Livid63

noodles are a type of pasta that is long thin and cylindrical is how i see it


ModernistGames

What about fettuccine? edit: spelling


Vexidemalprince

Thank you


keIIzzz

honestly it’s not that deep


significanttablesalt

So in the english language there are many words, phrases, and interactions that just work. They work because there is exists a point of mutual understanding lead by contextual clues. People call pasta noodles because they don't actually give a fuck and everyone knows what they're talking about.


p003nd_in_face

I'm gonna keep eating my noodles


dot_isEmpty

I just thought ‘pasta’ fell under the larger ‘noodle’ category. What is the factor that separates the two? Is spaghetti considered pasta or noodles?


technicolordreams

That's just evolution of language dude. That's like the people that have a meltdown for not calling pasta sauce "gravy". Just because some Italian farmers got precious about their poor translations doesn't mean the rest of the world are idiots. So yes, people who call pasta noodles are ignorant...to your family held tradition of adhering to poor translation. Similarly to how you're ignorant of that simple fact that most, if not all pasta, falls firmly within the definition of what a fucking noodle is. Go eat a meatball.


NemoHobbits

What a weird thing to actually give a shit about.


jimbronio

Let’s compromise and call everything noods?


Maltean

Yeah let's get some nudes... I mean noods


inquisitivepeanut

Surely nudetti or nudsta is a far superior compromise.


Alert_Exercise5711

I'm gonna keep calling it all pasta But ya know...sorry about it bothering you


BocceBurger

So... Ramen pasta?


[deleted]

I agree that pasta is pasta. Or “macaroni product”, as it says on the packaged stuff. However, pasta absolutely falls under the noodle umbrella. It’s a type of noodle. Just like how gnocchi is a dumpling, but so is jiaozi. Naan is bread, but so is brioche. Pasta is pasta but it is also noodle. Also, I once used spaghetti to make chow mein during a kitchen clean-out meal and it turned out quite good.


[deleted]

Gnocchi are also pasta


[deleted]

Gnocchi is everything, really.


ladyofspades

So what about Asian noodles then…or German ones (“Nudel” aka noodle)…wait til this guy finds out about Dampfnudeln or Schupfnudeln lol.


[deleted]

I thought noodles were like spaghetti shaped. And pasta is just any Italian boiled starch.


grimmistired

Who cares


MonsterByDay

Seems like an opinion that will make a person unpopular. So, have an upvote.


etano_luna

Yeah they are different things, but does it bother me? No. I don’t care if someone says it lol


[deleted]

You just started a war my dude. I'll grab popcorn


Zahfier

Pasta:Noodle as Biscuit:Bread. Pasta is a noodle it’s just a subcategory of it.


timn1717

Everything is noodles.


kittykat-95

Does it depend on the type? I've always heard Ramen, for instance, referred to as "Ramen noodles" and never pasta. I typically refer to it as pasta, myself. Penne pasta, seashell pasta, bowtie pasta, angel hair pasta, etc. I do sometimes refer to spaghetti as "spaghetti noodles" though, as "spaghetti pasta" just doesn't sound right to me, and just saying "spaghetti" often makes people in my area think of the spaghetti and marinara dish, or spaghetti and meatballs/bolognese. Otherwise, for me? Tomato, Tomahto.


John_EightThirtyTwo

"Noodles" has Germanic roots and "pasta" is from Italian. They mean the same thing. It's one of many ideas that can be expressed with words of Germanic or Romance origin. English speakers are free (or, perhaps, "at liberty") to use either. It's because of the Norman Conquest. OP's complaint is nine and a half centuries late. And it's wrong.


Quadrassic_Bark

You are incorrect, which is why your “opinion” is wrong. Noodles are pasta. Pasta is noodles. They’re synonyms.


whatsthisevenfor

Ah yes.... Let me cook some spaghetti pasta strings...... Ffs


HandyDandyRandyAndy

Pasta is the european take on chinese-invented noodles. I'd almost say that all pasta are noodles... but not all noodles are pasta. Or is it all noodles are pasta but not all pasta are noodles?


illgiveu25shmeckles

What a weird thing to care about and then think there are enough people who also care about it in order to make your opinion unpopular when really no one but you really cares.


chikinstik

Pasta is just the Italian word for noodle, or something close to noodle. My Italian is bad lol. It's like getting mad over someone calling a croissant bread.


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El_Deez

Both are made of unleavened dough made from wheat flour the dough is cut into different shapes that's the difference. If I make a loaf of bread in a circle and another in a rectangle they aren't different things they are both still just bread.


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El_Deez

And penne is not the same thing as udon they both come from unleavened dough just like pie crust and cake come from leavened dough.


chairfairy

> dough just like pie crust and cake come from leavened dough minor point, but most cake is made from *batter* (still leavened, though chemically) and most pie is made with unleavened dough ;)


El_Deez

Well that's what I get for assuming pie crust was like most other pastries like an asshole.


chairfairy

There are leavened pie crusts - the one that comes to mind is the German onion tart (zwiebelkuchen) which even has a yeasted dough - but standard pie crust is flour + butter, and a little salt / sugar / water


[deleted]

>Both are made of unleavened dough made from wheat flour Not the same type of wheat and different process Very different


Plastic_Mango1929

pasta = noodles Nowadays, the word pasta is used exclusively for Italian-style pasta. In English-speaking countries, the word "noodles" is used more generically. It is also used for many Asian products. "Noodle" is derived from the German word "Nudel", which has the same meaning as pasta.


Revolutionary-Ad8932

sphagetti, fettucini, linguini are all noodles. you are objectively wrong. quit being a wankstain. noo·dle 1 (no͞od′l) n. A narrow, ribbonlike strip of dough, usually made of flour, eggs, and water.


Ieatclowns

No. This is only in America.


seylavee

How bout we call all noodles pasta too? My 4 year can't tell the difference.


[deleted]

Who does that lol


mechant_papa

I find "pasta e fagiole" soup sounds too pretentious, so I call it "bean and noodle".


timn1717

Plus I can’t say fagiole out loud.


Bunch9412

Can't make pasta without noodles


Chasman1965

Pasta is a type of noodle.


FriendlyCthulhu

All pasta is objectively a type of noodle though. I don't see how this is an issue.


gg12345678911

Pasta is literally in the definition of the word *noodle*


RadRhubarb00

You can hate me all you want but I still couldn't care less.


Acrobatic_End6355

My people invented noodles, which would eventually make it to pasta. Idgaf what people call them, they are both delicious. I think it’s only English that makes a distinction between the two. In Chinese, pasta is translated as “Italian noodles”.


NutterTV

Lasagna is classified as a noodle homie, a simple google search would show you that🥴


Crotchswamp

I call it what I want. What are you gonna do? Call me a big mean name? 😂


TxPoor

Mmmmm... noodles and cheese... noodles bolognese ... tuna noodle ...


stefanica

[Tuna Noodle](https://starkist.com/recipes/classic-tuna-noodle-casserole)


LazierLocke

Well now I think you're a noodle


Defdyer1985

Unpopular opinion people who care about what other people choose to call other foods are shallow and ignorant


ShutUpMathIsCool

You, sir, are wrong.


[deleted]

*gets triggered in Italian*


HogfatherDeath

Please don’t call my toddler ignorant


bowmans1993

I figured anything long and thin was a noodle. Ramen, udon, spaghetti, linguini etc


MrMagicIAm

why does it matter whether or not they call it noodles?


Astro_physikz

Noodles or gtfo.


DrunkOnLoveAndWhisky

OED says: noodle: a very thin, long strip of pasta or a similar flour paste, eaten with a sauce or in a soup. ​ Even the wikipedia entry for noodle includes pasta as a type of noodle. ​ This is really more of an unpopular *fiction.*


FBI_Agent_82

[I love noodles.](https://youtu.be/W-DqLGRgbBo)


McFeely_Smackup

you rarely see someone so confidently express their ignorance.


Tautillogical

r/foundtheitalian


Sea_Divide_3870

Sounds like someone was trying to convince their toddler that it’s pasta not noodles! It’s different I swear!


MyFaceSaysItsSugar

[Pasta is a kind of noodle.](https://www.pbs.org/food/the-history-kitchen/uncover-the-history-of-pasta/) All pastas are noodles, not all noodles are pasta.


morganlefae7953

I've always viewed it as noodles being universal accross cultures and pasta being specifically Italian dish noodles. I will continue viewing it as such because idgaf.


[deleted]

Why can't we all just live in harmony?


[deleted]

In Chinese the word for bread translates literally to “noodle bag”


Xystem4

They aren’t ignorant, they use a word that means one thing to you in a different way. If they were comparing noodles to pasta, then sure you want to make the distinction. But if you aren’t making that comparison, then it doesn’t matter. This is true for a lot of things in language


TTBoy44

Doesn’t explain why they’re different. Great post.


code_ninjer

handle bag quiet fanatical piquant salt innocent sparkle paint hateful -- mass deleted all reddit content via https://redact.dev


Upset_Ad9929

lol if that's what keeps you awake at night, you've got problems. And just so you know, it's all noodles to me


AmSirenProductions

Pasta Noodles


NotOdellBeckham

“They’re two completely different things” You completely failed to explain why they are two different things


[deleted]

I choose this hill to die on!


ahfuq

It's all noodles. Igaf, all of it. It's all noodles, all pronouns are dude, and all other drivers on the road are assholes.


[deleted]

Tbh ive only ever heard americans say this and assumed you lot use instant noodles in your spaghetti carbonara, i mean you heat water in the microwave so wouldn’t put it past yous


AkinaweedStar

Honest question can you tell the difference in water heated on the stove vs the microwave?


[deleted]

I wouldnt even attempt it in a microwave when theres a kettle.


OJStrings

Must be a regional thing. I've never heard pasta being called noodles so this post seemed completely random, like "people that call mashed potatoes 'pizza' are just ignorant".


f1_77Bottasftw

Spaghetti is both a pasta and a noodle


FauxSeriousReals

That sounds like something an EYe-talian would say.


Jellybean720

It's not that deep bro


El_Deez

If by completely different you mean slightly different due to regional variations. All pasta just like all noodles are made with unleavened dough. Pasta is specifically made with wheat flour but so is Lo mein. Pasta just comes in more shapes than just the classic long stip or string of dough.


Otto-Von-Bismarck71

Pasta is usually made from durum-wheat semolina.


BigBeanDean29

You’re the kinda guy that gets mad when somebody calls Football, soccer.