The disagreement started once we saw all those new Olive Garden commercials doing it. Her point is that nothing is going to taste great with the same thing used twice in a dish. I say differently. Like if you add a good Italian sauce or something and use rigatoni noddles.
Pierogis are frequently potato stuffed and very ravioli-esque and delicious.
It certainly would count as two starches together but may be a stretch conflating the wrapper with ravioli with pasta with noodles.
There is nothing inherently wrong about that. Maybe what your mother is getting towards is that maybe you should cut the amount of noodles in half if you want to add potatoes, otherwise you will just end up with too much.
they can go together, sure. Your mom’s point sounds more like a ‘balance’ kind of thing. Ideally you want different stuff in a meal instead like all protein, or all starches, etc.
It can still be tasty though
Gnocchi ARE potato pasta (at least the traditional version is). The four ingredients are potato, wheat flour, eggs, and salt.
Fuck no. You’re weird. :/
Pierogi: exists
It feels illegal but it’s probably fine.
Japanese/golden curry, massaman curry and others usually have potatoes in there. They are usually served with rice. But ive had them over noodles lots as well.
What about samosa? Potato stuffed into a bread and baked.
yep. gnocchi and samosa’s stop this discussion cold. so good.
“Too many starches” then I guess rice and tortillas aren’t allowed?
I make chicken soup (almost a stew) with both potatoes and (egg) noodles.
I believe it depends a bit in which culture you live. In some countries potatos and pasta is seen as the Main dish, you should Not Mix.
My mother puts small Pasta in a soup along With potatos and it bombs pretty well. Yes, I believe the right combination will do Just fine :)
Bottom Line: Everything goes
it bombs pretty well
This threw me off because when I think of something that bombs it means it didn’t go over well. Unless it’s “the bomb” which means it’s “the shit” which means it’s the opposite of shit
Your mom’s soup sounds pretty sick (the good sick)
Oh. Its the “good bomb”. Its nice. Sorry for causing confusion
You have nothing to apologize for, my guy
I’m just watching the language I grew up with shift while my bones turn to dust
Two starches can be magnificent - it’s hard to beat a good chip butty.
Rice pilaf would like a word with your starch-deprived mother
Are we talking taste or nutrition here?
As for taste I say go for what you find good and tasty…
As for nutrition, maybe throw in there some veggies and some proteins and that will be fine…
Either way, enjoy your meal!
I think there’s times where they work better than others and really depends on the dish. If you make a nice vegetable soup with fixed potatoes, and toss in some twirly pasta at the end, then they will work well as a medley and each bring something a little different to the taste and texture. Same with a vegetable curry with potatoes over rice.
If you had potatoes au gratin, and somehow incorporated Mac and cheese, ignoring differences in cook time between the potatoes and pasta, I think you’d feel they were a bit redundant. Not bad tasting, but they aren’t really bringing something that different to the party.
When I think about balanced food I always look to the mix of fats, acids, salts, and sugars with starches providing structure for those flavors. So I would look to mix starches that being a different type of structure to make an interesting dish.
Oh noo, all that starch taste, inundating my starch receptors, leaving my mouth all starchy…
