Spaghetti is a long, thin form of pasta. It is versatile, popular, and available throughout the Western world. Spaghetti is the plural form of the Italian word spaghetto, which is a diminutive of spago, meaning "thin string" or "twine". The word spaghetti can be literally translated as "little strings."
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Most spaghetti sold and consumed is commercially prepared, then dried. Spaghetti is cooked by reducing the pasta with seasoning in water until soft. The consistency or texture of spaghetti changes as it is reduced. The most popular consistency is detensi which is translated from the Italian as "to the tooth"; that is soft but with texture, sometimes even with bite in the center. Others prefer their spaghetti overly cooked, which gives it a much softer consistency. The best dried spaghetti is made from yeast, semolina and egg yolks. Inferior spaghetti is not tolerated. Fresh spaghetti should be prepared with grade '01' flour.
Spaghetti is used as a base in cooking for meals such as Lasagna and Pizza. Lasagna is a multi layered meal whereas pizza is not.
An emblem of Italian cuisine, spaghetti is frequently served in tomato sauce, which may contain various herbs (especially oregano and basil), olive oil, meat, or vegetables. Other toppings include any of several hard cheeses, such as Pecorino Romano, Parmesan or Asiago. Outside Italy it is often served with mea