Who can resist a comforting bowl of pasta?
It’s undoubtedly one of the most popular dishes to whip up, given its simplicity and deliciousness. Originating from Italy, this staple food is a favourite worldwide.
Now, a home cook claims he has three unique methods for preparing pasta in your kitchen. In a TikTok post, user @letskwoowk, who boasts 3.5 million followers, cheekily asked: “Three levels of tomato pasta. How many Italians will I upset?”
The first level starts with a pre-made canned sauce, but it’s not just dumped onto the pasta. He advised: “Cook it in a pan with some olive oil and basil, then add al dente pasta. Make sure to add some pasta water to bring everything together and elevate it.”
Level two begins with olive oil and garlic, followed by cherry tomatoes and salt. “The tomatoes will start breaking down and cooking in their own juices,” he explained.
“This will slowly form a wonderful deep rich sauce with a really intense naturally sweet tomato taste. This is actually my go-to way to make tomato pasta.”
And if you’re already salivating, wait until you hear about the third version, which might raise some eyebrows. He concluded: “We start with garlic and some hot chilli flakes in with olive oil instead of cooking the pasta in water, we will place it directly into the pan.
“This is called Spaghetti all-assassina or killer spaghetti. The idea is to actually burn the pasta a little bit and cook it with a tomato broth directly into the pan. Some parts will be crispy, some parts will be charred giving the whole dish a really interesting texture and intense aroma.”
Since being uploaded, the clip racked up a whopping 435,900 likes, alongside 1,600 comments on its unique cooking method. Reactions were mixed, with one viewer remarking: “Three is criminal,” another chimed in: “My mum makes the last one when she’s drunk.”
A third confessed: “Two is the best.” Meanwhile, a fourth commented firmly: “I will not be trying three,” although some Italians appeared to endorse the approach as one remarked: “Level 2 is the correct way. It’s the Napoli way.”
Another agreed, stating: “As an Italian, I approve.”