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Dude
What he ate was pasta
Noodles are a completely different thing
There is a difference
A big one
Rock up to a restaurant in Milan and call a pasta dish "noodles" and see how they like it.
Anyway whatever must a cultural thing
Whats the difference?
Cultural primarily. I've never eaten cacio e pepe with vermicelli noodles. Or chow mein with penne
Style, texture, production
Dishes they prepared, served and eaten with
Although similar, they are different things
Pasta is usually made of durum semolina and cooked al dente (usually no salt or eggs, must be all durum wheat to be considered pasta in Italy as per regulations) and noodles are usually made of common wheat and eggs (needs salt) and can be fried, cooked, a soup, etc. There are differences in terms of elasticity and firmness, in shape/length, etc...