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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4meAndyou · F

If you were working in a restaurant, the exact reproduction of a recipe would be crucial. Otherwise the restaurant owner couldn't call the dish Spaghetti Bolognese on the menu! Restaurant goers expect the dish to be exactly the same every time.

But home cooks like you, (and me), usually get creative, OR we just pinch hit and use whatever is in the fridge. It's a riff, if you will, on the original dish.