I wonder if any of us are lucky to have any FF as formative influences. Actually, I'm not sure I could call them "formative", exactly, seeing as how I played the first game for 20 minutes, hated it, and didn't return to the series until I was 19-ish. ...No, that was definitely formative, nevermind.

As for whole wheat pasta, it's not bad at all with strongly-flavored things. ...Not entirely enjoyable otherwise, though.