Pasta or jam (6)
I believe the answer is:
noodle
This might be a double definition.
'pasta' is the first definition.
(I know that noodle is a type of pasta)
'jam' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'or' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for noodle that I've seen before include "Head - simpleton - found in soup" , "Thin strand of pasta" , "Slangy head or piece of pasta" , "Slangy head or pasta strip" , "Simpleton - strip of pasta" .)