Mixologists and cocktail enthusiasts are experimenting with unusual ingredients for their drinks. One of the latest videos going viral on Instagram shows a man making a martini using “pasta water,” i.e. the water left after boiling and draining pasta. Are you curious? You’re not alone. While many Instagram users didn’t like the idea, many admitted they were curious to try it out. Wondering how this viral pasta water martini is actually made? It technically only requires three main ingredients to make it.
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To make the cocktail, take a shaker and add 2.5 ounces (about 74 ml) of vodka, followed by 1/2 ounce (about 15 ml) of dry vermouth and 1 ounce (about 30 ml) of water that you saved after cooking the pasta. It’s important to remember to add salt to the water when cooking pasta. Add ice cubes and stir well. Pour the ingredients into a martini glass and garnish with pasta on a skewer. In the caption, the content creator explained how she came up with the idea for this unique cocktail. She wrote, “I was making pasta for lunch last month, and while straining the noodles I couldn’t help but think – “Will this be a martini?” And that was the inspiration behind this salty girl. All I have to say is don’t knock it till you try it! If you like salty, savory, dirty drinks… you’ll probably like this.” Watch the full video here.
A viral recipe uses leftover pasta water to make cocktails. Photo credit: iStock (for representational purpose only)
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The reel has been viewed over 875K times so far. In the comments, many expressed their interest in tasting the cocktail. Others did not agree. Check out some reactions from Instagram below:
“‘Will it be a martini’ is my new favorite game.”
“I’m laughing and so excited. Next up is a pasta dinner!!!”
“A while back I saw someone make an Old Fashioned with rice water.”
“Okay, I’ll take a sip just out of curiosity! Hahaha.”
“When I say that just last week I used leftover pasta water from dinner in a measuring cup to make a martini, mistaking it for lemon juice… and this is what came out.”
“The Italian in me is screaming.”
“At first I thought ‘that can’t be happening’, but if I’m honest I’d rather drink it and eat the garnish.”
“Listen to me: turn the pasta water into ice cubes so it doesn’t get any more water than it needs to.”
“The next Hotdog Water Martini!”
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