Fideos

THE SPANISH DO EAT PASTA — A LITTLE-KNOWN FACT, BUT TRUE NONETHELESS. INDEED THE SPANISH EAT VERY GOOD PASTA DISHES, WHICH GENERALLY FEATURE SHORT LENGTHS OF PASTA CALLED FIDEOS AND WHICH ARE USUALLY USED IN A SOUP, STEW, OR A PASTA DISH COOKED LIKE A PAELLA. THE SPANISH ALSO EAT SOME APPALLING PASTA DISHES — I KNOW BECAUSE I HAVE COOKED THEM! WHEN I WAS WORKING IN BIESCA ONE SUMMER THERE WERE A FEW ITALIAN PASTA DISHES ON THE MENU, AND I SENT THEM OUT FOR STAFF MEALS DONE AL DENT