If you’re into cooking and into physics 🙋🏻♂️ you CANNOT miss this paper on how to prepare the perfect pasta cacio and
If you’re into cooking and into physics 🙋🏻♂️ you CANNOT miss this paper on how to prepare the perfect pasta cacio and pepe! 🧀🍝
While the equations in the middle might scare you off, skip to the perfect 2-person recipe! 🧑🍳👨🏻🍳
“For a practical example, consider preparing Cacio and pepe for two hungry people. This typically requires 240 grams of pasta (tonnarelli is preferred, though spaghetti or rigatoni also works well) and 160 grams of cheese. Traditionalists would insist on using only pecorino, but some argue that up to 30% Parmesan is acceptable, though this remains a point of debate. To achieve the correct starch ratio, 4 grams of starch is optimal for 160 grams of cheese.”
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And, if you’re Italian, leave a comment on whether you think having Parmesan cheese is acceptable!