Aglio e Olio

Even though I've cooked more than 5 types of pasta, from soup ones to creamy ones to tomato paste ones, I have never thought of making this Classic pasta; Aglio Olio. Was watching cooking videos on youtube when I stumbled across Chef John's Aglio e Olio recipe. I was laughing myself silly trying to pronounce this tongue-twister of a recipe name.

Here's the link for the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjmYkPkjnVo

Instead of using regular spaghetti to go with this recipe, I used Morelli's Linguine Pasta with Garlic & Basil with Wheat Germ from Italy. It was an absolutely perfect choice as this pasta is flavourful enough to go with a simple recipe like Aglio e Olio ( I just love how the words look and sounds!).

While washing up after this satisfying meal, images of my mother finishing the noodles in barely 5 minutes lingered in my mind. Then it struck me. Bam! My mother has never eaten pasta, let alone a popular Italian pasta dish until I cooked it for her. The same goes for my father. The possibility of my parents ever stepping into a restaurant selling pasta or even ordering pasta is slim. They may never taste Europe until it is brought to their mouths through my hands. Although I've never been to Europe before, at least I've tasted it through the restaurants here and visually from the videos, tvs, films, magazines etc. So while I was cleaning up, I got this idea that I should continue exploring more recipes and let my parents taste dishes they have never tasted before and let their palate open up to a new world. But this also means I've to be a little less lazy to get on my feet to get it done =D