Miss Manners: Neighborhood pasta technique wasn’t used in Italy
A reader learned to wind spaghetti by twirling a fork against a large spoon to avoid long strands; Miss Manners noted that Italian etiquette differs from Italian‑American practice.
Dear Miss Manners: I grew up in an Italian neighborhood and learned to eat spaghetti the way they did — twirling my fork against a large spoon to wind the strands around the fork. It works! You’re not left with long strands hanging down from your mouth.