A Pasta Battle Heats up Online

A Pasta Battle Heats up Online
The victor: tagliatelle. Photo from Irreverent Italian Memes
Crystal Shi
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The internet has spoken: tagliatelle is the best pasta—at least according to Facebook group “Irreverent Italian Memes” (IIM), and not without heated objection.
In a month-long series of posts dubbed the “IIM Pasta Challenge,” the group called upon its 275,000-plus followers to determine, via a single-elimination tournament, the best of 16 types of pasta. For each pair that faced off, users cast their votes with Facebook reaction emojis.
Crystal Shi
Crystal Shi
Home and Food Editor
Crystal Shi is the home and food editor for The Epoch Times. She is a journalist based in New York City.