As a child growing up in America, I always remember getting "scolded" by my parents for cutting spaghetti. I was always taught that the proper Italian way to eat spaghetti is
with a spoon and a fork...take some spaghetti with the spoon and then twirl it with the fork in order to eat it neatly. Is this the proper way?

I just use a fork and spin it on there. I've never seen anyone cut their spaghetti.

Well... You should read my Italian food rules article. I just added the spoon rule just now ( it is rule 11 ) -

Italian Food Rules | Italy

Ps if somebody could check the English of rule 11 I would appreciate it

Paolo, the spelling looks fine. I was always told that using a spoon was peasant style only for those without manners. I have never seen anyone in Italy eating spaghetti with a spoon or cutting it . To each his own.

Many Italian American from Abruzzo use a spoon and fork when they eat Spaghetti. When we visit in Abruzzo many of the restaurants give you a spoon when you order spaghetti. I don't know about the other regions.

Rebecca

Well Viterbo a restaurant always has sever silverware around. I went to Abruzzo often since I have a motorcycle in Rome and it is fun to ride toward Abruzzo. I do not recollect different eating habits than the rest of Italy. As I said however eating with a spoon was used many years ago now it is 'out of style' - Using a spoon is not a deadly sin like ' Adding parmisan on 'pasta alle vongole' or having cappuccino with pasta.....

Yes, your right the do set a table with spoons. But they bring you a larger one with your order of spaghetti. It maybe that I'm in very remote areas.

However you can get great pasta into your mouth is fine by me!

Hi, I never saw cutting spaghetti in Italy, only using the fork and spin it; it's not so easy and practice is needed. About using the spoon, I remember only my grandfather and very few people doing it. At nowadays it's "out"

Paolo,

Here's a suggested modification:

Spaghetti: Italians (above 4 years of age) never cut their spaghetti. Well, Italians have been eating spaghetti all their life ..they should be able to roll it up on their fork easily. Once upon a time (mainly up to my grandfather's generation) the use of the spoon was common. However, it is not used anymore - the spoon is definitely out of fashion now.

Also, in Rule 5 the word "entree" got scrambled. It may just be the way the browser renders "entrée":

You may get fewer calories and a healthier mix eating three courses in Italy than one giant entrée covered with cheese in the United States.