2. boil water in a saucepan, bring to a boil, add salt, let the water become a little salty, and then put in the spaghetti, usually spaghetti packages will say how many minutes to cook, usually 10-14 minutes

3. in the meantime, pour the sauce in a small saucepan, and heat it up on medium heat, this will take about 5 minutes

4. p>4. Using a colander (preferably stainless steel, given the high heat), pour the cooked pasta from item 2 into it, and strain out the water

5. Then put both the pasta and the warmed sauce in a saucepan, mix well, and serve on a platter

6. Grate the cheese (usually parmesan), depending on the type of sauce. If you're using seafood sauce, leave it out. Anything else is fine, feel free to put it on or off.

7. Regarding portion sizes, pasta and bottled Italian sauces bought in supermarkets usually serve 4-5 people.

8. In fact, the spaghetti sauce in the supermarket, even if it is bottled, is not very tasty because it is factory-made. Try making your own spaghetti sauce. Buy the kind of sauce with only basil leaves (basilico) in the supermarket, then buy some fresh tomatoes and cook them rotten with the sauce. Then you can make many different sauces with onions, carrots, zucchini, eggplants, fresh mushrooms, and all kinds of meats on top of the tomato sauce. That's the beauty of pasta, you can create your own as you please.

There are also some imported spices sold in supermarkets to try.

9. Finally, in terms of wine pairing, red wine for meat, white wine for fish and seafood, and both for vegetables. Coffee is to be drunk after a meal, not while eating. Italians drink wine (wine or beer) or water with meals.