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[–] [email protected] 36 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I was informed that Japanese people often referred to these as "Macaroni Westerns" which I think is even even better as it effectively also implies that they are cheaply made

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I don't see how macaroni implies being cheaply made and spaghetti doesn't. Both are just pasta.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Macaroni generally has an association with cheap Mac & Cheese box meals. I do agree that, on a broader scale, they are both pasta and not really functionally much different.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

Is that only an American association or does it hold in Japan as well?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

I'd think the association is more towards Macaroni art, the sort that little kids do with glue and dry pasta.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

A very American association. Here in Germany for example, macaroni are among the more premium pasta variants (not expensive but not the cheapest around). The cheap (and most common) noodles are actually usually spaghetti, fusilli and penne. Mac n cheese box meals are not really a thing here.