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Jessica Alba, Johnny Depp and a bowl of pasta
Published: 12/1/2011 2:04 PM
Last Modified: 12/1/2011 2:04 PM




A recent survey for the National Pasta Association American revealed all of our secret pasta passions.

When asked which celebrity they'd most like to share a plate of pasta with, women selected Johnny Depp over George Clooney and Denzel Washington.

Men preferred Jessica Alba over Halle Berry and Jennifer Lopez.

Consumers also picked pasta over chocolate as the one food they could not live without. Fifty-nine percent of Americans ages 18-54 said they would give up chocolate before they'd skip the spaghetti, elbows or
fusilli.

According to the NPA survey, an average American eats pasta seven times per month and has five packages of dry pasta in their cupboard or pantry. Add that all up and Americans eat about 20 pounds of pasta per person in the U.S. each year.

Which pasta is found on more plates? Thirty-two percent of those surveyed say spaghetti is their personal favorite, followed by angel hair with 16% of the votes, and penne with 11%.

Bowties came in last with only 4% of the tally.

I would say that penne is one of my favorites and, given my druthers, I think it would be fun to eat it with Mario Batali. I am certain that he would bring much to the conversation about the pasta arts.

But choosing between chocolate and pasta would be too hard.

I’d politely pass on that question.




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Penne a la vodka -- and a la Betty White. Is that freaky?
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Food Writer Nicole Marshall Middleton joined the Tulsa World in May 1993 after graduating from Oklahoma State University. She has covered crime, city government and general assignment beats during that time - but mostly crime. But when she isn’t at work, Nicole is a devoted food hobbyist. She enjoys meal planning and cooking with her husband, Steve, every day of the week and on holidays it’s a family affair. When the opportunity to become the food writer at the Tulsa World presented itself in the summer of 2011, Nicole jumped at it. She is excited to explore a new side of Tulsa and make the transition from crime to cuisine. .

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