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[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

it's worth trying Italian gnocchi. they are bland by themselves like most pasta, but they're supposed to have a pleasant springy yet yielding texture that complements the sauce

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

i always say restaurants overcook gnocchi in the united states and my wife says i just don't like properly cooked authentic Italian food. but i think their main customer base are people from the Midwest who overcook their pasta. anytime a read about good gnocchi it's supposed to have a bit of chew to it, but at restaurants it's always soft and mushy.

unrelated though: if you haven't fried gnocchi you really owe it to yourself. it gets a delightful crispy on the outside, doughy on the inside texture. best served with a very creamy sauce. boiled gnocchi i usually do basil pesto, but fried gnocci is going to at least have some cheese on it

[–] elfpie@beehaw.org 1 points 2 hours ago

As far as I know, gnocchi tells you when it's done, so you are probably right and they just simplify the process so they don't have to have someone scoping it out.