Pasta Challenge: Let's PASTA it!!!

One day, on a cold afternoon in Lagos, Nigeria; I walked into one of my favorite restaurants; ‘De Tastee Fried Chicken’ ? (you can eat here for as low as $3) and saw that there was a new ‘combo meal plan’ on the menu; “Pasta Papu” ?

Heaven knows! I love 'combo’ meal plans especially when they come cheap ??. So, I walked straight to the Food counter, made my selection, placed an order, made payment and took my Pasta.

I sat to eat and to my greatest astonishment; I did not drop my fork until I finished the food and with relish too ??! This was a record for a Picky eater like me! I mean! How many times does one try out a new dish at a restaurant and return completely satisfied?

I began to look forward to my ‘Pasta Papu experience’ each time I visited Tastee fried Chicken. However, with this ‘lockdown’, relishing my Pasta Papu at my favorite restaurant is a tall order ?.

So, yesterday, I asked my ‘Girl’; “Can you make ‘Stir fried Pasta’?” She had no clue, So I asked her to make me something with;

  • Spaghetti
  • tomato purée
  • Crayfish
  • Vegetable oil
  • salt
  • seasoning cubes
  • Curry and Thyne
  • Fresh pepper and onions

She came up with this!!!

I stared at the dish she had just prepared! She had come up with my beloved 'Pasta Papu’! ??? I was overwrought with joy at the sight and completely satisfied with her skills.

This is the reason I do not bother giving so many instructions when I am not making my own meals. I believe ‘Cooking is an art which is best explored by its artist’. When you give your Cook the liberty to make your meals without stifling their creativity, you give them a whole level of freedom that reflects in the dish prepared.???

Now, that’s a mouthful!

How do you love your Pasta? What will you have with your Pasta as side dish and after your Pasta as dessert? Which restaurant serves the best Pasta that you know? ?

Just because a Photo is worth a thousand words, hurry, share your Photos in the Comments section ?‍ :female_sign: ?‍ :male_sign:

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Hey @Ewaade_3A ,

here we go again :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

I must confess, while reading your post I become really curious about this place in Lagos.

There is nothing what makes me more happy then a plate full of pasta.

How I lovey pasta at most? With a lot of peppers, red and green, spicy of course, so much garlic that any Vampire will stay 100 meters away from me and that all fried in olive oil. I love it salty, don’t forget to add black pepper and that’s it. Plain and humble at its finest. Some cheese would be good on top but not essentially necessary :sweat_smile: If you want to give it all a sweetish taste, which fits perfectly to the red peppers, because they have a sweetish taste as well, then caramelize the onion in the oil in the beginning of the process. then add the garlic and then the peppers.

I can’t help out with pictures, but next time I’m cooking pasta, I’ll remember your post :spaghetti: :ok_hand: :kissing_smiling_eyes:

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It’s always a pleasure to read from my friend! @JacobLED

This your definition of “Plain and humble” though :unamused:

Your ‘Vampire Pasta’ is a Proud Pasta :rofl:

You and your love for movies! It reflects in everything you do!

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Anti-Vampire Pasta please @Ewaade_3A :joy:

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Hello @Ewaade_3A . thanks for the nice post :smiling_face: about Pasta, however I am not a Pasta Vampire :sunglasses: . I like those meals with a meat, and chickens ingredients rather than those …etc. :v:

Cheers :tulip:

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What a wonderful writeup @Ewaade_3A

I have been finding it so hard to get a picture of my cooking. Pasta is one of my favorites because it is easy to prepare and my friends love it whenever I prepare it.

Here is a picture

a picture of pasta with boiled egg and sardines. :yum:

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Hold on a second, I am goin fir my spoon @Austinelewex

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Yea! Anti-vampire, since it’s prepared to keep them off @JacobLED :rofl: a one-of-a-kind somebody :joy: ! You want to end this challenge before it even started ! :rofl:

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@OSAMA_1 If you were not fasting now, I would have asked you to show me a picture, Ramadan Kareem, Osama.

When my legs find their way to your doorstep at Jordan, Ramadan or Not! I am having Qatayef

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Hahaha, I didn’t know it’s a challenge tho, I am really uncompetitive @Ewaade_3A

It’s all about the paste :wink:

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Hello @Ewaade_3A thought I am already fasting, here is your GIF written on it Ramadan Kareem = ( رمضان كريم )

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Enjoy :tulip:

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aww! thank you! it’s beautiful @OSAMA_1

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