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have they tried getting chinese la mien chefs to duplicate her work? Also relevant: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299605105_The_Computational_Comple

by chewxy 10y ago

have they tried getting chinese la mien chefs to duplicate her work? Also relevant: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299605105_The_Computational_Complexity_of_Chinese_and_Italian_Noodle_Making https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299605105_The_Compu...

thechao 10y ago
In the spirit of famous-English-chefs-unable-to-make-thin-noodles, here's Gordon Ramsay unable to make la mian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaeyFyQemDw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaeyFyQemDw
- Mithaldu 10y ago
  Do they always cut his shows such that it's impossible to tell what's going on, or is that one just extra mutilated?
hwayern 10y ago
I'm actually incredibly interested to know if su filindeu is historically linked to la mian in any way (apart from the obvious pasta came from China argument)
- DonaldFisk 10y ago
  It didn't come from China: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13760559 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13760559 It's not exactly impossible that both arrived at something similar independently.
  - m_mueller 10y ago
    Your link describes the arabs bringing it to Sicily somewhere around 8th/9th century. So? Do we know they didn't get it from China? Of course Italian pasta is unique, it has had ample time to develop its own culture around it, but I've never seen evidence that the initial idea was born in Italy. It would be a bit like the Japanese claiming they invented Tofu. Well, no, but does it matter?
jimworm 10y ago
Without knowing exactly what is required for making su filindeu, the video of Paola Abraini looks to me a lot like a la mian maker in training. I wouldn't be too surprised if a la mian chef picks it up right away and starts making su filindeu ten times faster than she does, instantly turning the "rarest pasta in the world" into "a pasta from Sardinia". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHGZLjJ1CAk&t=40s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHGZLjJ1CAk&t=40s

by chewxy 10y ago

thechao 10y ago

In the spirit of famous-English-chefs-unable-to-make-thin-noodles, here's Gordon Ramsay unable to make la mian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaeyFyQemDw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaeyFyQemDw

Mithaldu 10y ago
Do they always cut his shows such that it's impossible to tell what's going on, or is that one just extra mutilated?

hwayern 10y ago

I'm actually incredibly interested to know if su filindeu is historically linked to la mian in any way (apart from the obvious pasta came from China argument)

DonaldFisk 10y ago
It didn't come from China: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13760559 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13760559 It's not exactly impossible that both arrived at something similar independently.
- m_mueller 10y ago
  Your link describes the arabs bringing it to Sicily somewhere around 8th/9th century. So? Do we know they didn't get it from China? Of course Italian pasta is unique, it has had ample time to develop its own culture around it, but I've never seen evidence that the initial idea was born in Italy. It would be a bit like the Japanese claiming they invented Tofu. Well, no, but does it matter?

jimworm 10y ago

Without knowing exactly what is required for making su filindeu, the video of Paola Abraini looks to me a lot like a la mian maker in training. I wouldn't be too surprised if a la mian chef picks it up right away and starts making su filindeu ten times faster than she does, instantly turning the "rarest pasta in the world" into "a pasta from Sardinia". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHGZLjJ1CAk&t=40s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHGZLjJ1CAk&t=40s