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Shoutout to the line cook who taught me to season pasta water like the ocean
I was working a dinner rush at this Italian spot in downtown Austin about 6 months ago, and a guy named Marco grabbed my wrist before I dumped a box of salt in the water. He said "taste it first, it should sting your tongue like a mouthful of sea," which felt dramatic but he was spot on. Does anyone else have a random tip from a coworker that just stuck with you for years?
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xena_fox391mo ago
Honestly? It's just salt water lol. Pasta water being "like the ocean" is basically standard cooking 101, not some life changing revelation from a wise line cook. Marco sounds like he was just being extra for the sake of being extra. But hey, if it made you feel good about your pasta, I guess that's cool.
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kai_butler831mo ago
Aw man, I feel this. It's totally just one of those things that gets blown up into some big secret when really it's just... basic salting.
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