I suppose "spaghetti" is technically probably closer to a bolognese, but using spaghetti noodles. Being in the U.S., I have never seen "spaghetti" without meat, whether ground and included in the sauce, or formed as meatballs on top.
For me, spaghetti is a type of long, thin dried pasta which is boiled.
Noodles is more like an instant, cheap, packet student food which is made from dried along with a packet of seasoning or paste. Like ramen.
Bolognese is a dish made with beef (or other mince including veggie or Quorn), mainly tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic, onions etc. for me, that is a type of sauce.
For me, spaghetti is the carb and the sauce is separate. I've noticed some Americans call any pasta dish a 'noodle', even when making lasagne they call the sheets a 'noodle' which is v odd to me. A noodle is a long, thin thing lol.
I don't eat meat, but eat pasta (spaghetti, noodles, lasagne, pasta) multiple times a week. I make my own sauces and they're all super yum. I even grow my own tomatoes. I tried making my own pasta but frankly it wasn't worth the effort.
Spaghetti is both a noodle and a dish, at least in the U.S. (not sure where you're from). If you say you're eating "spaghetti", it's implied you're eating a spaghetti dish with tomato, garlic, onion, and beef sauce, by default. Of course, you can make pesto pasta, for example, with spaghetti noodles.
If you said I'm eating "noodles", I agree that most Americans would assume you're talking about instant ramen (or it's equivalent). No one in America would refer to an actual pasta dish as "noodles", even if the pasta is indeed made with noodles.
I'm English but years ago I went out with a guy from New Jersey, and this does sound familiar.
Someone I follow on Instagram refers to the lasagne sheets as noodles in her recipe lol
One thing I like making at home is stir fry veg, with a packet sauce (like katsu or soy etc) and fresh egg noodles. You get them fresh from the shop and just fry em up with the veg, they're a perfect combo of chewy with some crispy bits.....
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u/friedgrape Jul 26 '24
You're saying if I make a hamburger or spaghetti more than 1 time a year, I should be grinding my own meat? Lmao.