How Italians Cook Spaghetti-Os. Seriously.

[@PastaGrammar]

What was the FIRST pasta you ever ate? Was it some boring, homemade recipe or a can of DELICIOUS SpaghettiOs? 😉

[@quelodequelo]

I don't know but the timballo with anelletti, if I had to choose, would be my last supper for sure (as a first course 😅)

[@ragazzotexano]

It was either alphabets with butter or the classic Italo-american a spaghetti with meat sauce. My mom made both as we were growing up. Not necessarily authentically Italian, but solidly good. I still get a hankering for alphabets every now and then.

[@deniseg812]

Pastina with butter and pecorino

[@irishpixierose]

It was either spaghetti, lasagna, or macaroni and cheese. All homemade. Is there a reason you linked the pasta on the walmart site instead of the one you used in your video?

[@AMPProf]

Haaa lolz idk Bet it was macaronies or Some Soup shapes

[@paulbonge6617]

"Uh-Oh Spaghetti O's!" was indeed from a television commercial and not a Harper's father-ism. Even as a child, that commercial along with the jingle and cute little girl singing "Rice-a-Roni the San Francisco Treat." was so insufferably cutesy that it made your skin crawl!

[@dereks2042]

In fact, that phrase popped into my head, the instant I saw the title of the video. ;)

[@SAbound]

Yes I remember those commercials fortunately for me dad was Italian

[@anetraetheredge5740]

"little round spaghetti you can eat with a spoon----uh oh spaghetti-os"

[@pattyward5925]

The neat, round spaghetti you can eat with a spoon Uh-oh! SpaghettiOs!

[@carlenaponce9205]

😂

[@dale1956ties]

When I was kid in grade school, my buddy and I used to walk home for lunch. When we'd go to my house, my Italian mother fed us real spaghetti or other home cooked goodies. When we'd go to his house it was Spaghetti-Os or Ravioli-Os. We went to my house as frequently as we possible.

[@toriless]

My mom made spaghetti a lot so I never had the canned stuff. It may have been an American version and not a proper one but better than the canned crap.

[@bigchainring1977]

So even though you were very young, you knew where the good stuff was..

[@Nothemomma904]

I would have wanted to be his friend too. I remember my childhood friend who was polish and the sleepovers were absolutely amazing. Lots of food for us and vodka for the adults

[@georgecoull1883]

You both got it wrong you should've went to Grandma's and got the chicken cutlets, penne vodka and antipasto 🤌🏻

[@nickvoutos6089]

The look on Eva’s face. Is priceless. Makes me laugh, and most times smile. Her passion is priceless.

[@StormTrackerWV]

The dish she made is not food...that is art. So beautiful. Brava!

[@handel1111]

Anything Italian is overrated

[@michelerenem]

I'm 47 years old and I STILL love Spaghetti Os!! Also, I remember when I was 5 years old, I was eating a meatball in a can of Spaghetti Os and meatballs, when my first tooth came out! My grandmother laughed at me bc I was crying about it. LOL

[@thegoodrevbadandyarr4272]

idk how you can stand the barf stench, unless you dont cook them.

[@Kozmokast]

@@thegoodrevbadandyarr4272 your nose must be different if all you smell if barf.

[@michelerenem]

@@thegoodrevbadandyarr4272 Well, you're a mouth breather, so I don't know how or why you would even notice the "stench".. If anyone wants to see how bad of a mouth breather she is, just go to her channel and see.

[@Milewskige]

Chef Boiardi (original spelling) was a REAL Italian chef. He was instrumental in bringing Italian food to an American audience. Before him, most Americans DID NOT eat Italian food of any kind. He did have to change recipes to fit American tastes (and later for kids) but as Americans grew up, they developed a more mature taste for Italian food - which is why it is so popular today. Great episode on the History Channel show "The Food That Built America" Season 3, Episode 12

[@Treatsandthreadscom]

Didnt realize it made the show, I have to see that one

[@Silentgrace11]

I agree that Boiardi was a fabulous human being and did a lot for America during times of strife, and I love telling that history. That being said, spaghettios was actually made by Donald Goerke sometime in the 60s to compete with the Chef Boyardee brand.

[@paddington1670]

Now the important question - is it BOY-ar-dee or boy-AR-DEE? hmmmmm????

[@danielstriker3739]

Nice. But you forgot one important detail. Spaghetti-O's are not Chief Boiardi!

[@thadmatson4754]

i remember eating Chef Boyardi ravioli alot. similar colored can.....lol

[@asherbeal8357]

At 13:34. Yes, That was the jingle from the commercial in the 70’s and early 80’s.

[@ToniPfau]

Eva missed an important clue about Spaghetti-Os -- the lid has a pull-tab. That's proof it's meant to be eaten when you don't have a can opener because your house burned down and the entire neighborhood, even the entire city, is a wreck because of an asteroid strike or the zombie apocalypse, and the only thing that has survived the carnage is that can of Spaghetti-Os. The pull-tab is life. And if you still can't bring yourself to eat it, you can always feed it to the neighbor's dog, then eat that.

[@hkonyt797]

😂

[@aeolia80]

I live in France, we don't have the Chef Boyardee brand, but we do have canned pasta that tastes like it, lol, and yes, it's a pull tab, and yes we have some in our emergency pantry, hahahah

[@thelmaguaetta1109]

❤❤❤❤!

[@8s9s96]

And.. if you don't have the benefit of an eating utensil, then you can use your two fingers to scoop the goo out of the can like the way Mad Max demonstrates the way to extract Dinky Di dog food

[@philgower]

Eva made me laugh but your comment had me rolling on the floor! Thanks! 😂

[@alyssac240]

I'm 50 and when I was little those were my favorite food when I wasn't feeling well and still now!

[@woodspirit98]

First time viewer. In the beginning it was obvious your wife was not happy even a little bit. But after your spaghetti o history lesson and she started mentioning true Italian dishes she literally lit up with the most beautiful smile. She's a true treasure of a wife. Listen to her when it comes to food. This woman is an expert.

[@jonathanrio6587]

OMG!!!! "Uh oh, spaghettio's!!!" We said that too!! I'm a 60's kid!!!!!! You just took me back! I used to LOVE them!!! Today, just looking at them grosses me out. I'm with Eva! hahahahaha

[@telebubba5527]

Pasta is just one of those things that you can-not.

[@tangoangel2782]

Post-war they had so many weird things canned… Canned bread, canned whole chicken, etc… 😳 And at some point people would had eaten anything, if they did not have to cook it and could just pop it in a microwave… 🤦‍♀️ So “modern” 😂

[@briansmith48]

It grosses you out now because it's made for toddlers. After you've outgrown SpaghettiOs you would graduate to Chef Boyardee. Then onto real Italian food. 😊 🍝 🍕 😋

[@SheldonRobert-x8o]

🎶The neat round spaghetti you can eat with a spoon .🎶.uh Oh..🎶🎶🎶Spaghetti-Os..🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@SheldonRobert-x8o]

​@@tangoangel2782 We didn't get microwaves until the 70s/80s. I finally got one in 1982. Just a sauce pan on low with a lid on for ten minutes while you buttered your bread and maybe made a little salad, stirring occasionally.. I no longer have a microwave. I haven't had one in over 5 years I don't miss it. LOL.

[@JMarSa-1]

Harper, you are one very lucky man!! This version of Eva’s Spaghetti-Os is a beautiful dish, all I can say is perhaps a toddler wouldn’t know any better. But, we all do! Eva, you are a very good sport.

[@marifersh7]

Eva's hair is always on point, love it! :)))

[@MrLanternland]

She's delightful!

[@paultiedemann4609]

I love that this is a channel involving you both with all your differences kind of getting decided by testing out the different versions. I subscribed for just that simple reason.

[@pennyreed6458]

You two are hysterical!!!!! I'm so glad i stumbled on your channel!!!!

[@sharimorris1021]

Lol, loved when Eva said,"you made this, you deserve this".

[@kendebusk2540]

I'm with you, Eva, never liked the canned stuff :) Although my mom never had any notion about what "al dente" meant, she did make some nice meatballs with sauce. Once I got old enough and she was working, she would have a recipe card on the counter, all the ingredients were in the kitchen, and I got to make dinner. I was in my "exact" stage of learning cooking. If it called for 2 T of olive oil, I measured it down to the exact drop. I later learned that approximations are fine in that sort of cooking; it's only in baking that exactness plays a part.

[@fedzciulla]

Here in Palermo it’s just a tiny bit different and we usually call it “pasta al forno”, or “pasta ‘cu furnu” as many like to call it. Usually it’s not layered, eggplants and eggs are common, but not always used, and the cheese is mixed with the pasta. But basically very, very similar.

[@francescoenriquez765]

Ye but it’s not timballo, this is timballo with fried aubergines covering the ground. In my house usually we make it also with “ciambellone” tray Like a big donut baked pasta covered by fried eggplants ✊🏻✊🏻

[@Joseph-eu6jp]

Wow, that Sicilian spaghettio recipe is phenomenal, great video.

[@thedave1602]

one of your bests! thanks Eva, for trying the spaghettios, and showing us some more amazing food

[@gloriapaddock6714]

Oh my the look on Eva’s face when the spaghettiOs came out of the can!!! I will definitely order the pasta & make this amazing recipe!!!😋❤️

[@jelsner5077]

My mom never bought Spaghetti Os, but my grandma would get them for me when I stayed weekends with her. There was an old commercial for Chef Boy-R-Dee that was filmed in Italy that made Italy and canned pasta look so romantic. At the end of the commercial, a young boy who grew up to become "Chef Boyardee" lifts his fist into the air and cries, "Some-a day, cheeldren eberywhere will tanka me!"

[@lisapop5219]

When my mom was very sick, she would ask for a can of spaghetti o's, cooked on the stove (she insisted that it was not the same in the microwave) with bread & butter sometimes. It was a comfort food

[@tangoangel2782]

Microwave is definitely not the same. Avoid those.

[@breezemenardi1472]

My mom always made this for me. Maybe she grew up on it?

[@jeanna7851]

​@@penelopepitstoppp💯

[@nautifella]

Stove top Spaghetti O's and buttered white bread is *STILL* one of my comfort foods. That and Beefaroni.

[@soundbonz]

as someone who just had dental implant surgery and am in the healing process, these spaghettios have become a staple of my current diet. You get used to them. Spagettios, campbell soup, scrambled eggs, and ground meats, mashed potatoes, applesauce, yogurt, and oatmeal is all I can eat for the next three months. Woe is me for now. I guess I could try cottage cheese. Never ate that before.

[@FUBAR1986]

My dad makes his sauce same way, except to use ground sausage. Then he bakes it in the oven with rice by layers with sauce, shredded mozzarella, sliced hard, boiled eggs. The top has grated Parmesan Romano, and also sliced mozzarella….. My son absolutely loves this. We call it Italian baked rice… Dad’s family is from Naples🎉😂 ☮️❤️🙏🌎🌍🌏🇺🇸❤️☮️

[@eliseleonard3477]

I was little in the early days of Spaghetti-O’s, but our Mom wouldn’t buy any processed foods (before that was cool), except for bread. She grew up on a farm in Vermont during the Depression. So of course I was excited to have them at other kids’ houses and even then I thought they were horrible yet somehow strangely irresistible. Just like box Mac &cheese. Eva’s spaghetti-O’s look AMAZING. I have everything in the house to make them (yes even the same brand of O pasta) except the eggplant. Contemplating a grocery store run now 😊

[@artieanderson604]

It's the sugar that makes them addictive.

[@singing3495]

I grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, home of Hector Boiardee, better known as Chef Boyardee. The first pasta I had was a boxed spaghetti dinner. It included dried pasta, a can of meat sauce, and a small package of Parmesan cheese. My siblings and I often had it for lunch. We did sometimes have canned pasta, also from Chef Boyardee, but even at that very young age we preferred the freshly cooked dry pasta.

[@tookitogo]

My grandmother knew Hector! Her husband (who was Italian) was from Cleveland. They moved back to Pennsylvania (where Granny was from), and their little farm there was a tomato supplier to Hector, who had also moved to PA. Granny was always proud that their tomatoes had supported the WW2 war effort. (As I understand it, Boiardi was a supplier to the military during the war.)

[@SheldonRobert-x8o]

And The Pizzas in a box! Best Pizza Sauce ever! Just add your own toppings ....

[@singing3495]

@@tookitogoso interesting. I knew his granddaughter but not The Chef himself.

[@singing3495]

@@SheldonRobert-x8oyes, the pizzas were special - not like the best takeout pizzas, just good kid food

[@SheldonRobert-x8o]

@@singing3495 My aunt would always let us girls make them when we stayed on the week-ends. She'd fry some sausage, and someone would open the mushroom can, and someone separated the pepperoni, and someone would grate cheese and chop onions and peppers, and my one cousin loved Pineapple. We'd make 2 or 3 depending how big the crowd was. Put your p.j.s on, make a black cow or root beer float, grab a piece of pizza and start watching the Saturday Night Spooky movie, only to be asleep by midnight...lol.

[@sewterie]

Never in my childhood had we ever been fed canned pasta. My parents were first generation American. I never knew about canned pasta or sauce. Everything was fresh. Later my children's first pasta was pasta, NOT canned pasta. Home made sauce and pasta. "Ut oh Spaghetti-Os" was a slogan in a commercial. I must try this recipe with my family. Thanks so much for sharing. Ciao.

[@mick-berry5331]

We never had canned food as children. The only thing I take from a can are beans or Italian tomatoes. I'm from Austria.

[@skeptigal4626]

Even my American mom would not feed us that junk. My kids never had it either.

[@philstone3859]

That is by far the best pronunciation of Spaghettio’s I’ve ever heard. I think I need a cute, little, Italian woman in my life now. 😄👍 Ok, I’ve heard Italian people speak my whole life. I could listen to her all day, It doesn’t matter what the subject is. She has perfected it. 😄🇮🇹 I know this may sound a little weird, but I can picture listening to her when she 80 years old and she will sound great. I guess it’s the traditional, Sicilian, old world, Italian grandmother style of accent that’s getting to me. Ha Ha! If I was a content creator, I would hire her just for voice work! 😁 Seriously, she’s got a great voice.

[@helenv2906]

omg! The spagetti O has been elevated to adult level! Well done

[@CarbonaraKing]

most Americans, "That is the largest bay leaf I have ever seen. That cannot fit into those 1" McCormick containers they charge $4 for.

[@d1943i]

the bay leaf they are using is indian bay, which comes from a tree closely related to cinnamon, and has a pretty different flavor from european bay leaf, aka bay laurel. indian bay leaf is super large while the leaves of bay laurel are usually small enough to fit in those little containers. in the US, often the "bay leaf" that is sold fresh, or is sold as large leaves in a big bag, come from indian bay or california bay, which both impart different flavor than the bay laurel, which is what is usually called for in most EU and US recipes. if you are shopping at most any average US grocery store, the best way to ensure youre getting actual bay laurel leaf is to buy the dried leaf in those little spice containers. maybe you want to choose a higher quality brand than mccormick, but thats what you want to look for. in the US, fresh bay leaf is usually california bay, and you can identify indian bay because the leaf is huge and has 3 central veins running thru the leaf vertically, while bay laurel only has one central vein.

[@spoonierv1543]

@@d1943iWhere I grew up in California, a local facility for horse and cow events had a row of laurel trees planted down one side. The smell was amazing, and we always had a little branch hanging on the door of the kitchen that my mom would pick leaves off of to cook.

[@harshalshah4685]

The container itself costs $3.95; contains less than $0.05 worth of labeled ingredient

[@Bozebo]

@@d1943i Yeah they are hard to find too when you want them for Indian cooking :( I guess that tasted a little like Moussaka? I put cinnamon in mine at least, plus the nutmeg, aubergine.

[@giselahirst1850]

Check out Indian spices for those bay leaves

[@Marrio49]

Not in my house. My parents were first generation Americans from Sicilian immigrants. My mother made homemade tomato sauce and pasta every week including dozens and dozens of other Italian dishes. We had “The Right Stuff” No brag, just fact. But, my Irish friend’s mother made spaghetti with Campbell’s soup. My mother didn’t have to twist his arm to eat spaghetti for dinner with us. By the way, the expression was from the commercial. I m 74 and remember it well.

[@themadwomanskitchen9732]

Huh, my late husband, who was from Indiana, *also* made spaghetti sauce with Campbell's soup. TBH, I like the sweetness it adds to the sauce.

[@themadwomanskitchen9732]

13;32 that was part of a Spaghettios TV jingle.

[@Viva_la_natura]

It's unfortunate Pasta Grammer calls corporate "food" American food because depending on where you are in this massive country, the quality of Itaian food varies drastically. I'm third gen Calabrese from NY, and nobody I know ate corporate Italian food. The US is a country bigger than Western Europe; it's regional. You're not going to find as many Italian-Americans in Utah as you do NY, NJ, CT, RI etc. We have pretty good food in the tri-state area.. but Italy certainly does Italian food better; no doubt about it. Pizza is debatable though...I live in New Haven CT, a city with a large neapolitan immigrant population dating back a century, and the pizza is pretty great...

[@Marrio49]

@@Viva_la_natura I know Pepes very well. The pizza in Naples Italy and Rome cannot be beaten by any measure. Go there and find out for yourself. Enjoy.

[@Viva_la_natura]

@@Marrio49 I’m actually a pizza guy…I make Pizza in teglia, Neapolitan etc. high hydration, low hydraton Sourdough, biga, poolish…I have a batch of 63% hydration dough proofing in my fridge for Sunday evening pizza, which I make in an outdoor pizza oven on a biscotto stone. I know pizza...Pepe’s, at one ancient point in history, was very good, but it’s by no means the best in CT, or the tri-state area. It’s interesting how you assumed that I have never tried authentic Italian pizza. American pizza, in NY, NY and CT is phenomenal pizza; it’s just a different style. To make the claim that Roman or Neapolitan pizza is superior is bold. Both Italian and Italian American pizza have undergone a bit of a renaissance, and both have improved. Take Bonci in Rome or Franco Pepe for Neapolitan or Chris Bianco who does an artisanal style blending both American and Neapolitan. I’ve got to tell you..this “either or” thing is just getting to be a little much.

[@lyricaltraveller]

I used to love spaghettiOs as a kid. That was 50 years ago. Unfortunately, it is not nearly as good today as it used to be. virtually NO cheese flavor. Sauce is watery and the added sugar makes it too sweet. And the taste of the can is overpowering. Poor Eva!

[@monkeygraborange]

I can never figure out if our palates evolved enormously, or if the quality of packaged foods have deteriorated tremendously. Last winter just for nostalgia’s sake I made a can of Campbell Tomato soup, which was a much loved staple of my childhood and I was able to gag down a single spoonful before pouring it in the sink. Even as a kid Spaghetti-Os would have been untouchable even if I could have persuaded my mother to buy them, which never would have happened.

[@jimangela4589]

Beefaroni got me through college 40+ years ago. What happened to it. My full blooded Italian wife or they seriously corporatized it or both.

[@aris1956]

I honestly find it very hard to believe that that stuff, fifty years ago, was anything good. There can be no pasta bought ready-made in jars that can be called "good." Probably fifty years ago, those who knew no better than that kind of stuff in jars evidently found it something "good." Once one has begun to ruin one's palate with certain stuff, those things begin to have a "good taste." Just simply see the reaction of the two in this video. Harper talks about it almost as a “specialty”. Eva, on the other hand, used to other flavors, genuine flavors, is completely disgusted.

[@Blue-2-7]

It changed when Campbell's took over Franco American.

[@Laticia1990]

Even as a kid in the 90's spaghetti-o's and chef boy-ar-dee canned products were gross to me. I've always hated soggy pasta or noodles, the artificial can flavor, and the terrible unseasoned sauce.

[@Ijetskilc2]

I could listen to Eva talk all day. Italian is such a beautiful language!

[@paddington1670]

She speaking English though?

[@Absentimental34]

😂​@@paddington1670

[@RBFSmurf]

@@paddington1670 Pretty sure he’s referring to her accent. Her English is so good, but Italian accents are cool.

[@paddington1670]

@@RBFSmurf ok agreed.

[@peppernation9213]

I feel exactly the opposite way. I cannot stand her voice or her accent. I don’t know why why. I’ve heard other Italian speak and I’m totally fine with their accent, but this woman here for some reason bothers me. Maybe it’s because she reminds me of a witch with her hair and her face. 🤷‍♀️

[@bry_mac-tyred]

Thank you so much for sharing all your culinary/ cultural/ regional knowledge and the humor is so incredibly delightful. I wish I could watch your videos more often but I'm cooking with them, Unfortunately ingredients can be difficult to find and/or a bit pricy. I hope it's okay my saying, but you took me back to Naples with several dishes. Thank you so much.

[@RotGolem]

L'espressione di Eva nei primi 30 secondi è devastante.😂

[@aris1956]

Infatti è quello che ho detto anch’io in un commento. 😀 0:12 È forte osservare Eva mentre Harper racconta cose sue, abitudini americane e cose del genere, e vedere certe espressioni e certe facce che fa. Un po’ come a dire….. ma quante ne combinano sti americani ?! 😀

[@supermax4080]

Sinceramente è stata la mia stessa espressione, quando ho visto la thumbnail e il titolo....Ho 40 anni e non ho mai visto quella pasta, ma forse perche vivo al nord. Non ho neanche MAI mangiato pasta in lattina xD quella lasciamola a chi non sa cucinare e usa il microonde......

[@timothytikker1147]

Spaghetti-Os first came onto the market during my childhood in the 1960s -- and yes, the TV commercials back then did use the slogan "uh oh, Spaghetti-Os!" . They were an enjoyable novelty for me at the time... but, take comfort, I did soon outgrow them!

[@AMPProf]

Sir that's Bonkers .. Spawww GEHHHTIIOOOHHS are Awesome..

[@wgiraud9376]

Spaghetti-Os are older than the 1960s. I ate them as a child in the mid to late 1950s, depressingly with some regularity. I concur, the slogan is from a TV commercial. I can still hear it in my mind. I'm going to be humming the damn tune all day long today. Damn!

[@pulykamell]

@@wgiraud9376 Spaghetti O's debuted on the market in 1965. (Campbell's own website states October 18, 1965.) Perhaps you're thinking of Chef Boyardee, which goes back to the late 20s.

[@wgiraud9376]

@@pulykamell Ah... Of course.

[@pulykamell]

@@penelopepitstoppp Well, Franco-American has been owned by Campbells since 1915, but the names weren’t phased out for a while. I do remember the Franco-American label from the cans as late as the 80s, maybe 90s.

[@redsoxgrlt]

Thank God you didn’t force Eva to try the Spaghetti-O’s with meatballs version! You’re a good sport, Eva!! 🙏😂😱🤢

[@icebeargamingrobloxd981]

😂

[@Treatsandthreadscom]

Terrible lolo

[@jbjacobs9514]

Hey, hey, hey. Them's fighting words. This 56 year old is very protective of her Spaghetti-O's with meatballs! LOL

[@kiwirooks7299]

I literally saw your comment and the preview and hunted it down to tell you that you are wrong and should feel bad. I used to buy just the meatballs 🤣

[@jbjacobs9514]

@@kiwirooks7299 hahahahaha

[@almightyyt2101]

Her accent is enchanting - its so original - its like shes speaking Italian but i can understand - ciao!

[@surfingtheoceanoftheinterwebs]

That was fun and funny! I love that Eva is not shy with using salt! I do the same! Btw, I grew up on SpaghettiOs too, but Eva's Sicilian dish looks amazing. Greetings from S. California!

[@pattyperez1014]

Sorry I can't say I thought the O's were all that. 😕 I wouldn't have appreciated your version as a kid, now I look at your version and I really want to have some!! You Eva are an artist. Harper your parents did you a serious solid when they brought her into your life. You seriously owe them big time.

[@d1943i]

just FYI - you guys have a "weird" bay leaf. that is indian bay leaf, aka Cinnamomum tamala, while the bay leaf used in most of EU and the US is bay laurel, aka Laurus nobilis. the indian bay leaf has a more cinnamon like flavor(which makes sense as it is in the same genus as cinnamon), while the bay laurel has more pine/lemon notes. in the US, indian bay leaf and california bay laurel(Umbellularia californica) are often sold simply as "bay leaf" with no indication it comes from a different species of tree or has a different flavor than bay laurel/Laurus nobilis. bay laurel has the superior flavor, and is the species of bay that is virtually always what is called for in any EU or american recipe. PASTA GRAMMAR INAUTHENTIC CONFIRMED :-P

[@sevenandthelittlestmew]

It is tej patta. They call it Indian bay leaf in America. The flavor and fragrance of tej patta are delicious. It’s not a weird bay leaf, though. 😂

[@telebubba5527]

To most people bay leaf doesn't even mean a thing and have absolutely no conception of it, no matter the kind.

[@d1943i]

@@sevenandthelittlestmew i just mean "weird bay leaf" as a category that includes all the other types of bay besides bay laurel, like indian bay, west indian bay, california bay, mexican bay, etc. in the US, these leaves are sometimes sold as simply "bay leaf" with no indication its actually a different type of bay. this is especially common with fresh bay leaves in the US, which are almost always california bay. most EU and US recipes, and especially italian recipies, are referring to bay laurel when they say "bay leaves"(bay laurel is native to italy and has been part of their cooking since at least the times of ancient greece). because sometimes these other types of bay are sold only as "bay leaf", often people will buy them not realizing it is a different spice than their recipe actually calls for, which is why i lump them all into the made up category "weird bay leaves", not because they taste weird, but because they are a group of plants that are often mistaken for bay laurel/laurus nobilis, at least in the US, due to improper marketing.

[@lampmk2310]

Bay laurel doesn't have a "superior" flavor; it's just different and is used in different recipes than Indian bay leaf.

[@skibidi.G]

Thank you for your service !

[@rogerwilco71]

When Harper first met Eva in Italy, he said: “Love is the emblem of eternity; it confounds all notion of time; effaces all memory of a beginning, all fear of an end.” as he showed the baby pic eating SpaghettiOs......the storied romance began....Pro-tip 😎🤣🤣

[@dbaargosy4062]

Love is Emmanation

[@bfgivmfith]

That looks delicious! And I love your hair! :)

[@jasonbruce8448]

Never knew you could buy the pasta o's. Just ordered some, thank you for sharing!

[@cynthiastauffer8012]

I am 62, and i still LOVE spaghetti O's!!

[@decoy8645]

Im 66 just had a can yesterday. Meatballs were bummed from me by the dog but i got the noodles. Doggie gets upset if he doesn’t get his meatballs.

[@craftyjoy9]

What she is making is something that we as kids in the 80’s could never have made! Hence we had our spaghetti o’s and ravioli in a can! To pop open! Especially for us latch key kids! 🙋🏼‍♀️🥫🇺🇸🙏🏼

[@KimH831]

I love Spaghetti-Os! I’m 46 and I still eat them for lunches while at work. But I have to have the meatballs in mine. In fact I had them yesterday for lunch. 😂

[@FreddyKurganNimmo]

I, too, am 46 years old, and have been gleefully eating SpaghettiOs & Chef Boyardee canned pastas since I was 2 years old. I still eat them today. I prefer mixing 1 can of SpaghettiOs with mini meatballs with 1 can of SpaghettiOs with sliced franks. 👍😋🤗

[@KimH831]

@@FreddyKurganNimmo yeah I eat Chef Boyardee beefaroni all the time too. It’s a quick and easy lunch and it’s a good thing to have in your desk drawer at work if you forget to bring lunch.

[@utoobgavemecancer8635]

51 and eat them cold from the can. Yum!

[@artieanderson604]

I liked the ravioli one. 😂

[@lostpear]

This Timballo is a work of art!

[@damianl2108]

Saw that same pasta at a local shop, going to have to pick some up, this recipe looks great!

[@sherryevans2989]

If I can ever afford my dream trip to Italy, I want to go with you guys! You have so much fun. Love it.

[@ausnetting]

I love how Italian Eva got in the last couple of minutes 😂

[@JS-sk9mi]

She talks like how a deaf person talks. SPOILER she's not deaf. I love the channel guys. Italian to English is very difficult. I wish all the best. Much love from England

[@EuSeiT]

As far as I can remember the Italian ladies I worked with and knew, they all talked very loud, like a bunch of hysterical, pissed off chickens. Always very loud.

[@MrMattDat]

That is an incredible presentation for a pasta dish! Eggplants are almost ready in my garden too!!!

[@jamesmcvey7472]

that dish looks absolutely delicious I am going to keep this recipe and will enjoy this Thank you

[@jessgunn6639]

I'm Irish and I am 100% on Eva's side on this! Even as a child I thought tinned spaghetti was gross lol

[@lorettaorini8851]

La cosa più divertente è vedere le espressioni del viso di Eva quando Harper parla di cucina: un misto di amore (per l'uomo) e di odio (per le cose che dice)😂😂

[@barbarakelly1020]

Growing up in Germany long before Harper and Eva were born, the only spaghetti we ate was in a box that contained dry spaghetti, a pouch of tomato gravy and a pouch of parmesan. You just had to cook the spaghetti, heat up the sauce and top with the cheese. We loved that! Raising 4 Kids in the US, I can'ts say that they never tried spaghetti-Os but it wasn't often (they smell strange). I cooked my own spaghetti, they way that I thought it should taste.

[@AndrewBlacker-t1d]

"I CAN'TS say..." What? WHAAAAT?

[@bsteven885]

It seems like a version of the Chef Boyardee box spaghetti mix made its way around Europe (surely after WWII and the tastes of American GIs took hold).

[@65deh]

@@AndrewBlacker-t1dEnglish isn’t this person’s native language. Maybe you should take that into consideration before spewing your disrespectful insults and making a fool of yourself.

[@eoinmixolodian7967]

The wonder that is Miracoli. Still available, btw.

[@kuebbisch]

Yeah, but now without the saw dust, sorry "Parmesello" included.

[@sherryevans2989]

I got a good laugh watching this episode! I find myself buying spaghetti Os every now and then, and always ask myself why?!?!? I'm 64 yrs old!!! Very entertaining.

[@Aconda]

This video was awesome. Would like to eat that Timballo di Anelletti. (btw: Love her hair)

[@maurice491]

I agree with Eva, that can should not exist in anybody's kitchen, but her dish is amazing.

[@VampireJack10]

Over here in the UK we don't have the brand Spaghettios, but have generic spaghetti hoops in a tomato sauce. I always find that I need to squirt some ketchup in before cooking, for more flavour, but I'll happily eat them on toast, or over a plate of chips (fries) anytime. Sadly there's not much nutrition to them, but I still enjoy them as a 50 year old man, having grown up on them in the 70s and 80s.

[@alan11121959]

Hey guys, Spaghetti-O's are not Italian. They were developed by the Franco-American Company as a ration for GIs during the World Wars. Yes there was a Chef Biardi (Boy-Ar-Dee) who developed the first spaghetti kit sold on the commercial market.

[@sevenandthelittlestmew]

*Chef Boiardi

[@telebubba5527]

@@sevenandthelittlestmew Ettore Boiardi, anglicised to Hector Boyardee. The name of the brand was therefore 'Chef Boyardee'.

[@kita6707]

Thank you! I was reading comments to see if anyone else said this, because I was about to. I remember “It’s Franco-American!” from the TV ads as much as “Oh oh, Spaghetti O.”

[@crystalynnbearr]

My kids loved spaghetti Os! Loved them! And when you have 4 kids running around like me, you’re grateful for that quick lunch 😂 wanna be fancy? Add a grilled cheese lol

[@wendywhite2642]

She’s wrong. Uh-oh SpaghettiOs was in a commercial from my childhood.❤ I’m really enjoying this show, I just discovered your series. And today I learned you actually host tours in Italy going around eating among a few other things. Sounds dang good to me!😋

[@ChrisinOSMS]

My first pasta dish was Kraft Mac and Cheese with hot dog slices. My mom was gourmet.

[@AMPProf]

HOT DOGS ARE GOoD BUt Home made with Sausages.. YAHH

[@michaelcarey9359]

I left three otherwise nice girls who couldn't make the Blue Box by the instructions... they added hot dogs, broccoli, and chicken, because THEY liked it that way, didn't care about how I liked it. I married a girl who never even saw Blue Box. No problems on that front.

[@MaryellenS.13]

“Spaghetti O’s” are SO disgusting for even non Italians! 🤢🤮

[@Ewan-tc1zu]

My first pasta was a sweet ragú sauce, a Bolognese from a 100 year old recipe my grandma brought from the old world in Italy to America. My immigrant grand parents were still alive when I was a child. We had a famous family risotto as well that contains cinnamon, parmigiano, tomato sauce, chicken broth, and a special type of risotto rice. I did however grow up eating spaghettios yummy! My grandparents didn't speak English and by the time I came along mostly only grandma was still alive and she had learned only a few words of English 😂 enough to say HELLO or bye. She was firm on being Italian and refused to conform but loved America! She was also blind in old age. My family is from Piemonté region. I love traditional food but I love some spaghettios too and love my Italian American upbringing! I enjoyed watching you make this dish and now I must order this pasta and make my own kids some authentic spaghettios! I never knew it was a real pasta. But again I really enjoyed this video and just found your channel but I will be subscribing and enjoy watching more of your dishes! Whoever this woman is she's LOVELY! It's really neat to see another woman make spaghetti sauce the way I do, I add red wine to my Ragu Bolognese though! But I was fascinated by this and love seeing that there are other Italians here doing their THANG 😂❤❤❤

[@FrancieMoon9]

Wow that dish looks amazing!

[@annieis300]

I LOVE SpaghettiOs... they are even good cold out of the can!!! 🤣 They've been my feel good food for 60 years... I always keep a can on hand! 😋 That recipe looks awesome!!!

[@generovinsky7228]

back in the day when i was in the army we would go out in a convoy i drove a duce in a half or a 5 ton, anyway to make a long story short, we would put caned food like spaghetti-os. and such on top of are engines and when it was time to break for lunch we had a nice hot meal. no pull tops then we would use our trusty P-38 can opener to open it up. those were the days, lol. this vid reminded me of those times(77 to 80) thanks for the vid.

[@taniasteyn4078]

What a wonderful dish. 😍

[@nephilimslayer73]

Aussie here. I love Italian food but didn’t grow up eating it. I developed my taste for Italian food as an adult. Our household lived on traditional foods like meat and three veg. My parents didn’t know how to cook pasta from scratch. Their idea of a homemade pizza used tomato sauce (like ketchup) instead of pizza sauce and processed cheddar cheese instead of mozzarella. We only tasted garlic salt used to season the meat on the BBQ. And the only spaghetti we ate on a regular basis was canned spaghetti (like spaghetti-o’s without the ring shapes. It was also tasteless and mushy, usually served on toast or crumpets, sometimes as a filling in toasted sandwiches. My tastes and cooking have seriously improved with Italian and Asian recipes being among my favourites, and I make a delicious lasagna. When I first learned how to make it, I never went back to buying the ready made stuff from supermarkets. I do, however, keep a couple of cans of spaghetti in the pantry for my prepping supplies. I would definitely choose the Italian “spaghetti-o’s” over your American canned mush anyday.

[@bradbenedetto4175]

Lol, I LOVE your wife! You are a lucky/blessed man. Keep up the fun content.

[@athebaar]

Amo "La Molisana" pasta brand. Well done guys 👏🏻👍♥️♥️♥️

[@jez3dg20]

I'm Italian, and I love SpaghettiOs with nothing changed or added to them.

[@sgabig]

I'm not Italian & I always add extra spices 🌶 & ground beef 🍔 to canned pasta & sometimes extra pasta to give it texture

[@OscarInAsia]

Loved SpaghettiOs as a kid, and at 54, I still eat it occasionally. In fact I've recently tried their new SpaghettiOs with Frank's "Red Hot" product, it was fantastic! While your Sicilian take on SpagettiOs looks amazing when I was a picky eater as a child, you would have lost younger me with the peas and eggplant. 😂

[@kissme1518]

Put parmesan dust and oregano and you're suddenly in Italy.

[@RollinCoco-Nut]

Just bought five cans today. I've been eating them since I was a kid, and I still love them!

[@JHeyworth1]

Absolutely that was the classic SpaghettiOs commercial. I can't believe you don't know that well just shows me that apparently they stopped using that commercial back. But it's ingrained in most of our brains for those of us who are older! And that dish looks amazing Eva!

[@Radcliff-1026]

I am with Eva here. You dont have to have ever tried the O's to know the clear winner here. I have never tried the eggplant dish and I know the clear winner here. I would gobble down that homemade dish in a heartbeat. Looks so good.

[@ImDonnieDarko]

I'm 38. Old as hell and I'm still gonna eat Spaghetti-Os lol. Loved them all my life

[@Amyseclecticlife]

Grandma makes this every songle hear for christmas i literally look forward to it so much she puts beef sausage onions ham green peas eggs its soooo sooo good. Esp the NEXT day fried in a pan 😋 😩

[@marvelherman419]

Amazing. Im so impressed.

[@michaelhudecek2778]

You guy's look awesome and you are awesome and your home made spaghettio's look more than amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Michael 😊😊😊

[@tampazeke4587]

That looks absolutely delicious!

[@wendeln92]

So glad my first pasta as a child was typical Italian pastina w/ butter and a little grated pecorino. We did have spaghetti-o's and other canned pastas but we definitley knew what was good and what was easily convenient. My Sicilian grandma would use the pasta rings in her chicken soup sometimes. I would like to know if Eva consciously chooses male or female eggplants? OMG that timballo looks amazing!!! LOve peas with pasta or rice and the hard-cooked egg.

[@coachafella]

Her accent is as thick as the ragu, and just as beautiful. Now I get to feel like I've never lived having not tasted that amazing Sicilian dish. Thanks!

[@trentBowie]

That look of sympathy from Eva means a lot to me. I never liked Spaghetti-O's even as a kid and once I was old enough learned how to make pasta properly.

[@moonbeamskies3346]

I think Eva's recipe looks fantastic!

[@greenmoss9079]

You know I am really glad you talked about this 😂 That casserole looks like a Rock Star !!!

[@chrishorst6993]

The foodie tour in Italy sounds fun

[@jordanransom3022]

18:59 I couldn't swallow either dear....& I am an American. But I've put it in my mouth at least once in my life as an adult. Your attitude on it is spot on.

[@lindaegli5657]

Beautiful recipe ❤

[@VannaWhiteboard]

Best thing about them is that they can be warmed on the dash of your car during a summer road trip, and you always have hot food ready to eat.

[@JJJJJJ5076]

The look on her face is priceless 😂😂😂

[@davidbrown9784]

Absolutely I have to make the Sicilian spaghetti O's! And I'm going to try to make the canned version but with raw O's and real tomato sauce and cheese with meat balls. You have a new subscriber!

[@ihaveinsomnia1]

That looks fabulous!

[@shinylittlepeople]

I live in Canada and we can find those "spaghetti O's" the Italian Pasta O's pretty easily. We have a large Italian community and specialty grocery stores but I think we can get at better grocery store chains too. We are in the Windsor area ... aka Essex County is pretty easy to find. Looks delicious! ... and healthy!

[@dessiplaer]

That looks really amazing, and I bet it tastes just as amazing.

[@dmmness]

I always bought the ones with the little meatballs. lol They were so good as a midnight snack.. Even as I have gotten much older, it is fun to pick up a can to relive the old memories.

[@leonawroth2516]

We don't have them in Germany. But we have many similar canned pasta in tomato sauce items, like Ravioli. This is a staple for anyone who goes camping or on a festival. Some even eat them cold from the can.