what's pasta?

japanese father and son tourists came down to the shop today for dinner:

father: (browsing our menu and settled at the "pasta/noodles" page) what is pasta? (pointing the word "pasta")
son: (in japanese) sana mahiya kang magtanong ng ganyan! (okay, i'm inventing this part but i really hope the son told his dad to stop embarrassing him infront of a pretty waitresss. *ahem*)
me: um, hmmm, let me see. pasta, sir, is, um, you know noodles? hmm, how do i say this? in japan you have ramen right? and chinese got noodles. well, italians have pasta, like the noodles they use in italian pasta dishes, you have spaghetti or penne. you get what i mean? (potah, ako din, i swear hindi ko naintindihan pinag sasabi ko. i mean come on, how can you answer his question technically?)
father: i don't know. what is pasta?
son: (in japanese, to his dad) sana manahimik ka na. (in english, to me) i'm sorry but maybe what he meant was what pasta is available today?
father: no, no, no. i want to ask, what is pasta?
me: hold on a bit ya, i'll get someone from the kitchen to explain this to you.

one minute later (and a google of "pasta definition" )...

me: sir, sorry to keep you waiting, but pasta is unleavened dough, made of wheat flour, water, and sometimes eggs, that is molded into any of a variety of shapes and boiled.
father: (hinimatay. parang amo ni inday sa inday the inglisera series)

of course you know i'm just kidding. after i said i'll get someone from the kitchen to explain "pasta" to him, the son said not to bother anymore and that he'll explain it to his dad.

question. walang pasta sa japan????

well, its either that or sira ulo lang talaga sha and alam nya wala naman talaga makakasagot ng tanong nya unless graduate ka ng food technology sa isang university or nag masteral ka ng italian cuisine and dough-making! punyeta!