pastawatercreed
/ˈpɑːstəˌwɔːtə kriːd/nounVerified NewAlso in: Nudelwasserbekenntnis (Deutsch) · salmarina (Español) · pastacredo (Français)
The doctrine that pasta water must be salted like the sea and a cup of it saved for the sauce.
The pastawatercreed has two commandments, both enforced at the stove. Adherents salt early and generously, and reserve their cup at the moment of draining with liturgical care. Nonbelievers boil dry and add butter, and are fed anyway, though the creed notes their pasta lacks a soul.
Etym. — pasta water + creed — the sacred liquid, salted and saved.
Rel. — butterpact
Novelty check: APPROVE
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