A dining riddle: I have the hair of an angel,/ But am too rich for some to bear./ But those that desire me/ Are always satisfied with their share/ I’m akin to the mona Lisa with my creamy complexion,/ An evening with me is an evening with heaven./
Think you have it? The answer is below.
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Answer: Angel hair pasta (hair of an angel, too rich for some, creamy Alfredo complexion)
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📖 The answer, explained
The trick here is that every clue is doing double duty, dressing up a dinner plate in the language of art and heaven. "Hair of an angel" is the most direct giveaway once you know it, since angel hair pasta is named for those thin, delicate strands. "Too rich for some to bear" nudges you toward a decadent sauce rather than a person, which is where the creamy Alfredo comes in, its pale, smooth sauce standing in for a "Mona Lisa complexion." That portrait comparison is misdirection dressed as flattery; it sounds like praise for a person's beauty, but it is really describing the ivory color of cream sauce. And "an evening with heaven" simply elevates the comfort of a good pasta dinner into something divine. Strip away the poetic costume, and you are left with angel hair pasta in Alfredo, satisfying and rich enough to earn its halo.
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