World Pasta Day: Pasta Eating Etiquettes That You Might Not Have Known

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Pasta Eating Etiquettes

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1. Italian Place Setting

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2. Do Not Cut Your Pasta

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3. Spaghetti Is Not Noodles

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4. Flick Your Wrist

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5. No Tomato Ketchup

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Keep these rules in mind when eating your pasta properly!

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