COOKING FOOD DIRECTLY IN OIL IS CALLED FRYING, CORRECT? YEP, SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT; OF COURSE! SO, IF YOU WERE TO THROW ANYTHING ONTO OIL TO COOK IT, YOU'D CONSIDER IT FRYING? NO WAY; SO PUTTING PASTA ONTO OIL WOULD OBVIOUSLY COUNT AS FRYING THE PASTA, RIGHT? NOPE; NOT AT ALL