Does a dish need to be exactly as a recipe states for you to enjoy or can you adapt it? tr

I made a spag bol with spaghetti.
But on another occasion I added different veg and used tagliatelle.

I didn't see the big deal but I overheard a conversation where by although the group liked both dishes, I couldn't claim it to be spag bol since it was so different.

I was taken aback since I made the effort but fancied a change.
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Lhayezee · 26-30, F

I think tagliatelle is actually more authentic anyway lol

But unless a recipe is something like my great-grandmother's Christmas cake recipe they're all more like guidelines rather than orders which must be obeyed in my opinion. Cooking is chemistry in a way but it doesn't have to be so exact and part of the fun - for me anyway - is experimenting, or knowing what can be used to substitute for something else if you don't have it.

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