Woman says we've been cooking pasta wrong
Forget the days of boiling a large pot of salted water to make the perfect pasta. A woman says pasta can be prepared ready to eat with just a bowl and some water.
Bethany Urgate has shared her controversial 'no cook' technique on TikTok at @lilsipper_official. She explains in the video: "So I'm basically just going to soak my pasta in cold water."
When then see her placing some pasta in a large bowl of cold water which she then leaves to "soak for an hour or two".
She says for even better results you can place the bowl in the fridge overnight.
READ MORE: James Michael Tyler, actor who played Gunther on Friends, dies at 59
Bethany claims the days of cooking pasta in a pot of boiling salted water are over. TikTok
Bethany explains she will leave her pasta soaking in a bowl of cold water, leave to run some errands, and by the time she gets back it is soft enough to eat.
She explains the technique works best with brown rice flour pasta.
READ MORE: Alec Baldwin seen consoling family of slain cinematographer as set problems mount
She explains the technique works best with brown rice pasta. TikTok
"I've done this with lentil pasta before and it doesn't work," she continues in the video. "So you want to do it with a rice base or rice mix."
Bethany says she came up with the technique because she didn't "have time to just stand over the stove".
"Also if you are camping and do not have a stove – hello," she adds.
Bethany then bites into a piece of pasta and admits it still has some "bite" to it but is soft enough to eat.
Bethany recommends two to three hours or even overnight. TikTok
The video has been viewed more than 52,000 times and has sparked a robust conversation about the technique.
"Even you weren't convinced it was good lol," comments one TikTok follower.
"But you could've cooked it in the time you made the video," says another.
"Italian grandmothers everywhere rolling in their graves," adds another.
READ MORE: Avocado hack to prevent it going brown goes viral
Majority of her TikTok followers weren't on board with the controversial technique. TikTok
"Can't tell if this is a joke," says another.
"It looks way underdone," observes another.
Although she did have her defenders.
"People chill," one writes. "Y'all do overnight oats. It's not that different."
Another says it can work for dishes such as pasta bake, although they add that if it is to be served straight with sauce then it's a "big no".
"You can do this with ramen too," says another.
Most viewed in Food
The four-year experiment that created Australia’s best sausage roll
Australia’s best supermarket party pies have been crowned
20 minutes, no ‘fancy’ ingredients: Jamie Oliver wants to transform your dinners
Australia’s favourite fast food chain revealed in surprise result as giants score surprisingly low
