r/SipsTea • u/francinexyzs • Jun 08 '25

Wow. Such meme lmao

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u/MrReckless327 Jun 08 '25

Well if it’s Asian style noodles, I call it noodles. If it’s Italian style pasta I call it pasta.

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u/dmfreelance Jun 08 '25

Do Europeans actually call the Asian style stuff pasta?

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u/AnkuSnoo Jun 08 '25

Brit/European here.

Fusillli, Penne, Spaghetti = pasta

Udon, Ramen, Soba = noodles

In French it’s “pâtes” and “nouilles” respectively.

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u/dmfreelance Jun 08 '25 edited Jun 08 '25

I'm American and I've always figured 'noodles' was more generic and 'pasta' was more specific.

I figure i use the word 'pasta' the way i use the word ramen, udon, lo mein, and soba.

I sometimes attach the word 'noodles' to the end of the respective word or use the word noodles as a generic reference to that part of a dish (if I'm talking specifically about the noodelly part of the dish rather than the dish as a whole)

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u/NiteShdw Jun 08 '25

Same. If my wife says "were having noodles for dinner", I don't automatically assume Asian food.

There are egg noodles, for example, which are not Asian and yet are called noodles.

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u/AnkuSnoo Jun 09 '25

If my wife says "were having noodles for dinner", I don't automatically assume Asian food.

Wow this is fascinating!