• MehStrongBadMeh@programming.dev
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    3 months ago

    Macaroni generally has an association with cheap Mac & Cheese box meals. I do agree that, on a broader scale, they are both pasta and not really functionally much different.

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      3 months ago

      I’d think the association is more towards Macaroni art, the sort that little kids do with glue and dry pasta.

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      3 months ago

      A very American association. Here in Germany for example, macaroni are among the more premium pasta variants (not expensive but not the cheapest around). The cheap (and most common) noodles are actually usually spaghetti, fusilli and penne. Mac n cheese box meals are not really a thing here.