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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by zeppo@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

I don't really have a question but I want to talk about noodles, please. Is a tamale a noodle or a sandwich?

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[-] exterstellar@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Technically, a tamale is a calzone according to the cube rule.

[-] zeppo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

woah, this is why i have reached out to The Internet.

[-] SoupOfTheDay@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Isn’t the whole point of “toast” that it’s bread that is toasted? How can sushi, an undeniable raw food be “toast”? I’ll accept the cube rule, but toast needs a new classification.,

[-] j4k3@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Does this mean I can get thin crust tamales in New York, and grease death tamales in Chicago

[-] CynAq@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I love how "toast" includes sushi as an example but sushi doesn't

[-] Saturdaycat@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

What the...

[-] bizzle@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

I understand the cube rule, I just don't think I can really subscribe to it. Calling a bowl of lucky charms nachos is inaccurate, it's clearly a soup.

[-] glomag@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Exactly, cube rule is inconsistent and needlessly complicated. Both are salads

[-] riley@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Not, say, if you want to make cacio e pepe. (I'm a new reddit refugee, so I haven't figured out how to respond to a comment.)

[-] timelighter@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I am angry at the very notion that a tamale could be a noodle.

[-] WisteriaCat@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Neither! A tamale is corn masa with typically a meat filling. You could consider it a dumpling or a pie. Noodles do not have a stuffing and sandwiches tend to have a distinct layers. I would consider a taco or maybe a gordita a sandwich, but not a tamale. Although this does make me wonder, what would a burrito be classified as? (not counting wrap because that is too easy)

[-] riley@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

No. The point of noodles is that they hold their form without any help when you cook them. Without their leafy containers, tamales would be more like polenta/corn meal mush--also yummy but not noodly.
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[-] zeppo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Seems like a somewhat arbitrary requirement.

[-] quortez@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

This type of food taxonomy is always fascinating and disturbing, as it tends to spawn even more unhinged classifications (ravioli is a dumpling. A bowl of cereal is a salad).

That being said, the most politically neutral take would be that tamales are a pie.

[-] jclinares@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago

As a Mexican, I am very disturbed by this question. It's not stupid (that doesn't exist in this community), it's just disturbing xD

No, a tamale is not a noodle. Noodles don't have fillings, are longer, and thinner. It's like asking if ravioli is a noodle.

[-] 1024_Kibibytes@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

As someone from the U.S. who grew up eating Mexican food in Texas, I agree. It is disturbing. The filling is very important to a tamal. They aren't bendy or thin either. Noodles are thin and bendy

[-] zeppo@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

i am new mexico af and i respect your carne guisada, but really. NM food kills it. Please come over to Santa Fe and check out green chile Carne Adovada. "Texas" lol

[-] tallwookie@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

closer to a pie, as pies as have filling.

noodles don't have filling

[-] zeppo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

what is ravioli? And, is ravioli a dumpling?

[-] TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I would say ravioli is not a noodle, and could be called a dumpling, yes.

[-] macarthur_park@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

David Chang argues that ravioli are dumplings on Ugly Delicious.

I’m inclined to agree in that dumplings and ravioli are the same general idea implemented by different culinary traditions.

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