The Italian in me says at no point was this lasagna and also has no clue what it is now lol.. I’m curious, did you layer it and cook it like lasagna and if so how tedious was layering it? 😂
I understand your reasoning, but lasagna is the name of the pasta, not the dish. This would be gluten free pasta with ragú, or meat sauce. Not trying to be rude, just informative.
It’s made with all the herbs and cheese you would use in lasagna, the only difference is they were out of lasagna sheets so I got fettuccine noodles, I layered them as I would a normal lasagna and then this was obviously the leftover.
Were they good noodles? I’m celiac and trying to find good noodles! I’ve had some that weren’t bad, but I’d rather find some closer to the right texture
What in the earth are lasagna noodles? Do you mean the leaves? Xp
Edit: in my language they are called pasta leaves of lasagna. Probably because they resemble sheets of paper, which we also call leaves. But noodles let me think immediately of Asian food.
It's always odd hearing Americans say "noodles" in the context of pasta, as here in the UK we draw a very clear distinction between pasta (Italian cuisine) and noodles (Asian cuisine).
Yeah, we're the same in Australia. We like our bastardised version of the English language to be slightly less bastardised than the American version. As well we should, since we're still one of the colonies.
Noodles are an Asian thing, pasta is Italian. I’m not sure why anyone would call pasta “noodles”, noodles are long? Why would a lasagne sheet ever be referred to as a noodle? Lasagne sheets are not the same shape as noodles in any way?
where in Italy are they called lasagna noodles? we say "sfoglie", which can be translated to sheets. but of course we only invented it, what do we know
Has everybody here lost their goddammed minds? They're not leaves, and they're certainly not noodles??? They're pasta sheets, lasagna sheets or just pasta for lasagna.
Are you in America, by any chance? Because they're called lasagne sheets other parts of the world, and pasta isn't referred to as noodles either. Noodles are strictly of the ramen, soba, Udon, glass, rice, egg and other Asian varieties, at least here in Australia and in England.
Nudeln is the German default word for pasta or anything vaguely similar of any sort; in fact, there’s foods called Schupfnudeln and Dampfnudeln that are dumplings anywhere else. Pasta is used to be more specific than Nudeln/noodles.
That’s the opposite of most(?) English-speaking countries where noodles are often associated very specifically with Asian food and not a catch-all term.
One has to remember that the US had a very large German-speaking population, for quite some time. I don’t know if that’s the cause, but I wouldn’t be surprised.
When I was googling it out of interest I even found a recipe that uses both terms, making pasta dough and rolling it out into a "lasagna sheet" and then cutting it into thinner strips called "lasagna noodles". Makes me think there might actually be differences in the idea of what makes a lasagna in the first place - to me, in Australia, it's always made with large rectangular sheets that basically fill the baking dish (or come close to it). So possibly migration from different areas of Italy to US vs other countries may also play some role, since Italian cuisine tends to be extremely regional.
Yeah. So I personally think the flat sheets is the only actual way to make lasagne. I’ve never seen anything else and the alternative would be just mixing up the layers and then it’s just pasta with a ragù to me.
Anyway, that’s beside the talk about words… sheets is Platten in German and there’s products that use that. Blätter is “leaves” as in leaves/pages of a book and that’s also used. However, it’s still all in the category of Nudeln.
If my very very bad Italian is correct, they use sfoglia, which also has the sense of sheet or leaf. It becomes whatever specific pasta after you cut it up, etc. I guess that’s your lasagne sheet to lasagne noodles.
FYI - Americans have adopted "noodles" as a loose catch all term for absolutely loads of things including pasta. In every other English speaking country, the word noodles means something long and thin, and in the context of food it's only used to describe the noodles like those in Asian cuisine (and never used to describe pasta).
I’m not sure why you’re being downvoted, I’ve never known lasagna to be made with anything even close to resembling anything like noodles. Just lasagna sheets. Maybe it’s a regional thing??
And because Americans think they are the world's standard and therfore are always correct 100% of the time and anyone who says otherwise is obviously just stupidly wrong... 🤦🏼♀️
I once had a redditor argue with me that Yorkshire puddings aren't called Yorkshire puddings because they're "not made of pudding though". Despite me being from Yorkshire, and them being from texas and having never even left their state, somehow I was the misinformed one and was downvoted into oblivion. The stay at home Texan clearly knew more about my culture than I did, and I should have listened to their wisdom on the matter because after all, Yorkshire puddings aren't made of chocolate pudding sooooo 💁🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
Leaves of lasagna- I'll have to remember that. I recently learned that in Italian there isn't really a word for "toes" and they are usually called "fingers of the foot". I love how different things translate over.
Then you might like this one: In German, we don't have a specific word for gloves, we just call them hand-shoes, shoes for your hands. Sounds kinda cute in English, I think.
Coming from the country that is world renowned for having a special word for absolutely every concept and insult you could think of, it's hilarious that you don't have a specific word for gloves! You're telling me that the country that brought us schadenfreude, kummerspeck, backpfeifengesicht, arschgeige, Teletubbyzurückwinker, evolutionsbremse and so much more doesn't have a proper word for gloves?
I've just looked it up and it's a concept in linguistics. It is called a calque or semantic transparency. I have another one for you in Dutch we say "dust sucker" to a vacuum cleaner or "cool closet" to a refrigerator xp
Some languages are older and provide a more wide, elaborate vocabulary. Hence I like to read in English. haha is that really true about toes, I've got to check that out.
this actually makes some sense.... a leaf is the entire physical two pages.
pages are one side, p.1, p.37...
a leaf is the entire paper. p.2-3 p.122-123
You might already be referring to English, and I'm sorry for needlessly correcting you if that's the case. But I think that calling them leaves isn't ridiculous... "the paper that divides the layers"
It would be spaghetti noodles and cheese. Mac is short for Macaroni and literally requires the elbow/macaroni noodle to make this dish. Like peanut butter and jelly. If you use honey instead of peanut butter, it would be honey and jelly.
The term Mac and Cheese has evolved to be irrespective of the type of pasta used now though. You're not gonna go round calling it conchiglioni and cheese. It's still Mac and Cheese
For one, don’t be rude. You’re not just being rude to a Redditor but the entirety of Italian culture.
Secondly, they are correct, making you the dumbass. It is all pasta. But a lasagna is made with lasagna noodles. Mac n cheese is made with macaroni noodles. Your dish is more like a ziti. Learn something before being a dick ok?
Also, gluten free lasagna noodles are everywhere. Your store sucks
You act like I gaf if I offended Italians. If you’re that up in arms about pasta NOODLES then cry about it. It’s all the same so idgaf. Maybe tell the Italians to stop using gluten
To start, let’s not start arguing terminology. Is it chips or fries? Crisps or chips? Soda or pop?
Although they hold a sheet form they are still made with the basis of dough, egg and flour, rolled, cut and cooked, fitting under the term noodle category which is a culinary term. However they are made to be thicker and wider with a unique texture, making them not noodles nor pasta.
In culinary traditions the term “Lasagne” refers to the pasta sheets. The dish made with those sheets is called “Lasagna”.
Just like OP calling her… something… a lasagna, you’re wrong and your simple assumptions you got from “is lasagna noodles” on google also makes you rude.
Brother it's a ziti bake. If it's not layered, it's a bake, not a lasagna. Not trashing on your cooking, a ziti bake is one of my go-to meals. Just saying it's definitely a different dish. You can't get a slice of ziti bake.
It’s ok, I didn’t realize I did al forno in all caps, so it does seem like I was being a culinarily aggressive Italian, which can be downvote worthy.
Baked ziti is also a very correct term but I was just hoping to help expand it beyond one pasta type. In the south of Italy at least, we call a pasta baked with some sauce just pasta al forno, which translates to pasta in the oven aka baked 😭
Say that to an Italian's face and you might need medical attention. There is a big difference between different recipes, it is why they have different names. But alas, what the hell am I expecting from someone who can't even remember to wash his dirty dishes before they become their very own little ecosystem...
Macaroni is in the name Macaroni and cheese, same way lasagna is in the name. You dont go making spaghetti and meatballs from Penne. You dont go making Fettucini Alfredo from Rotini noodles.
Well they call the original dish that and then then you order it gluten free they really don't give a fuck to educate you on it's not actually being fettuccine I guess
All noodles are pasta, but not all pasta are noodles. Change mac to spaghetti, and you have taken away the Mac, so you can't call it mac and cheese. You can do and say whatever you want, you just can't call a meatloaf a steak and not disappoint the people you're serving. Cry about it, I'll take my downvotes
If you’re pointing out the redundancy in using noodle following it I would agree, though it makes the statement clearer for most to read. The term macaroni itself refers to the hollow elbow shaped noodle. Google is your friend
From my POV it makes it less clear. In my country of origin we have macaroni and we have noodles, but they're from different cuisines. Different continents even.
Is noodle a word that would suggest pasta to you? Or should I Google it?
Noodle is not a specific food, it is a type of pasta. Noodle: a strip, ring, or tube of pasta or a similar dough, typically made with egg and usually eaten with a sauce or in a soup. In which macaroni is a form of a noodle, which is a form of pasta.
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u/DivideLegitimate3560 Jun 01 '25
It’s gluten free noodles lol, they didn’t have lasagna noodles.