- Is lasagna a pasta?
I think some people will probably be wondering that
- If anyone comments that my lasagna's not a pasta,
then they need to put a mirror in front of their screen
and have a solid word to themselves.
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Ooh. It smells like spaghetti up in here.
All righty, let's get into it.
What's up Buzzfeed nation.
Today, we're gonna be trying each other's favorite pastas.
Let's go.
- We're gonna give them a score between 1 and 10.
- Whoever gets the highest score wins.
- I reckon, I'm gonna win.
Of course it would be me. Who else would it be?
- I am the food authority when it comes to pasta.
- I'm half Italian, So I grew up eating a lot of pasta.
So I think I have a pretty good judgment
of what's good and what's not.
- I mean, I'm not Italian, but like I know my pasta.
- Good pasta is where you have just a few ingredients,
simple stuff, but it tastes magnificent
and you're blown over.
- Today. All I'm looking for is a good sauce.
- There needs to be like 99% coverage.
And like some variation, love a bit of cream.
- I don't care what shape or form it comes in.
It just has to be al dente.
- Carb me up.
- So I've just gone for a classic bolognese
I mean, the most iconic, the easiest.
It's just the best.
A good bolognese, you just can't beat.
- Bolognese. Wow.
- Bolognese.
- Your classic tomato and beef.
- Meat. Yes.
- Rigatoni.
- But it is a basic choice.
Like, come on, step your game up a little bit.
I wonder whose choice this was.
It's Tom's because he's basic.
- Rigatoni bolognese. Love it.
- Oh yeah.
- I like the tomato base. I like the pasta shape.
- Give me that meat.
That's what she said.
- It's really fucking good.
It's like Saucey and not overpoweringly meaty.
- I think that this is a meal that you can go to
time and time again.
And you know that it's a safe option.
- It's got everything I want in a pasta.
So I'm gonna give this an 8 outta 10.
- Cons, it's basic.
Other than that, no cons because it is a good dish.
It gets an 8 out of 10.
- You can't really go wrong with it.
So that's why I'm gonna give the bolognese
a 9 out of 10.
- My pasta order is fettuccine carbonara.
I like this dish because it's creamy.
It's super comforting.
And the fettuccine is like a really good pasta
because it's thick, and even an amount of pasta and sauce.
- Oh my God, we don't just have pasta,
but we've got some garlic bread.
- Oh no, this is not gonna be good for me.
- It's not the most healthy at all.
It is a very heavy dish.
- Got bacon and mushroom in here.
- Maybe just can I have the mushrooms and not the pasta?
- This is really good.
I mean bacon and the cream.
Mm. I love mushroom as well.
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- Like one flavor in your mouth.
And it's just not fun.
- I didn't realize we were ordering sides.
Like, come on. The pros about the carbonara,
creamy, salty, bacon, mushroom,
the garlic bread is actually like a similar
kind of taste to carbonara.
So it doesn't compliment this pasta.
I'd say that this would actually be better suited
to a bolognese.
- It's not the best garlic bread, I have to be honest.
- It's not super like classic Italian.
It's more, a bit modern.
I would say like more Australian sort of style.
Like you wouldn't get this in Italy.
- It would get like a 5.
- I do love it, but I'm gonna give this one a
7.5 out of 10.
- I definitely really like it.
And I definitely enjoy it.
So I mean, I have to give it an 8.
- So my pasta is a penne pasta
with a tomato base and capsicum and mushrooms.
It's great because it's veggies, it's simple.
It's got a tomato base. That's why it's perfect.
- We have some penne in the bowl.
- I don't see any meat.
When I have pasta, I want meat yo, but okay.
I'm guessing this person's a vegetarian.
So I respect that.
- This looks yum, this looks really tasty.
A lot of sauce, which I really like.
Okay. Tasty. It's yum.
- I would make this if I was a uni student
but in no means that I ordered this one.
I think it's actually kind of plain.
- This tastes nice.
Maybe I'll have this with a slide
of chicken schnitzel and that'll be my meat component.
- This one needs something else to give it some more depth.
- I don't think capsicum has a flavor.
Mushroom's very flavorless as well.
I do love mushroom though.
So if you're going to a pasta competition,
I don't think this is one you submit, you know,
it's not a standout pasta.
Capsicum pasta. Come on.
- I think what's missing for me is cheese.
- A kindergartner could make this for God's sake.
I actually am gonna give this one a 5 outta 10.
- For me, I wanna be indulgent with my pasta,
I wanna be like, mm, yes, like hug me.
This isn't hugging me.
It's just giving me a pat on the head.
So I'm gonna give this a 6, but I'll have another bite.
- You need like a hero ingredient,
chicken or eggplant, chili.
Like if this had chili in it, oof. That's fun.
You know, but so far just very simple.
I'm gonna have to go 6.1 for this one.
Sympathy 0.1.
- So my favorite dish is
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lasagna.
You just get layer after layer, after layer,
after layer of soft and chewy and stretchy pasta.
How can you go past that thick layer of bechamel?
- Oh man.
I love a lasagna.
- When I need an easy dinner, lasagna.
- Another basic thing, but it's good basic.
It's beautiful basic.
It's like a staple you must have.
- Brings me nostalgia because like,
as a treat for myself back in when I was in
like primary school and you know,
when you get tuck shop, I would order lasagna.
- Never figured out how to eat a lasagna that well
but it always breaks apart, but let's go, oh my God.
- Even a bad lasagna. I like a bad lasagna.
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Got a good sauce. Love the meat. Love the layers.
6 layers. Freaking Hell.
- Is lasagna a pasta?
According to the internet,
lasagna is a wide flat sheet of pasta.
Lasagna can even refer to the type of noodle
or the typical lasagna dish,
which is a dish made of several layers of lasagna sheets.
I've always thought of it as its own theme.
- Crispy, crispy, top. Beautiful.
I would rate this and 8 out of 10.
Ooh, I think I'm gonna give this like a 10 out of 10.
I love my order, but I also love lasagna.
- I'm gonna give them a 9.5
and then I'm gonna take away 3 points
cause it's not actually a pasta.
So I'm gonna give them a 6.5.
Yeah. I'm sorry, that's harsh.
But I'm gonna give you an extra 0.25 for taking a risk.
6.75. That's my score. Yeah.
- [Rizcel] The person who won
- Who wins?
- [Rizcel] By 0.25 of a point
- Oh my gosh.
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- [Rizcel] The winner is yours. The bolognese.
- Let's go. You cannot beat a classic.
You just can't beat a classic.
- 0.25? Who's giving 0.25s in a fucking Aussie's try?
No, Tom, fuck off.
- Everyone, get out there and show the bolognese some love
by making a bolognese tonight.
- Tom. But why does he win?
- Tom, you need to see me in the parking lot.
- Controversial opinion, I think Tom's rigging the game.
Thanks for watching the video, lovely people. Goodbye.