Thread: Code of Italian cooking

Christopher M. wrote:

> Don't brake the spaghetti

But if you don't, you'll have run-away spaghetti, especially on a down
hill.

-S-

"Steve Freides" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Christopher M. wrote:
>
>> Don't brake the spaghetti
>
> But if you don't, you'll have run-away spaghetti, especially on a down
> hill.
>
> -S-

I guess that's one way of looking at it.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

Christopher M. wrote:
> "Steve Freides" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Christopher M. wrote:
>>
>>> Don't brake the spaghetti
>>
>> But if you don't, you'll have run-away spaghetti, especially on a
>> down hill.
>>
>> -S-
>
> I guess that's one way of looking at it.
>
>
> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

You do get that I was just trying to point out a spelling error, I hope
....

-S-

"Steve Freides" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Christopher M. wrote:
>> "Steve Freides" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:jl7c2i$4h7$[email protected]..
>>> Christopher M. wrote:
>>>
>>>> Don't brake the spaghetti
>>>
>>> But if you don't, you'll have run-away spaghetti, especially on a
>>> down hill.
>>>
>>> -S-
>>
>> I guess that's one way of looking at it.
>>
>>
>> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>
> You do get that I was just trying to point out a spelling error, I hope
> ...
>
> -S-

Yeah. Good to know.

English is one ****ed up language.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:41:27 -0400, "Steve Freides" <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Christopher M. wrote:
>
> > Don't brake the spaghetti
>
> But if you don't, you'll have run-away spaghetti, especially on a down
> hill.
>
If you don't brake it, at least curb your wheels!

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In article <jl79n6$i9i$[email protected]>, [email protected]
says...
>
> I made a list of some Italian cooking guidelines I've come across, from most
> important to least important. Am I missing anything?
>
> Never, ever, burn the garlic (most important)
> No cheese on fish
> Don't brake the spaghetti
> Use water to seal raviolis, not egg wash
> Pizza is not a snack. Save pizza for dinner
> Butter is for bread. Oil is for everything else. (least important)
>
>
> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

You can break that last rule with good olive oil. A little on a crusty
piece of bread is great!

In article <jl814n$ob4$[email protected]>, [email protected]
says...
>
> "Steve Freides" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:jl7iom$lut$[email protected]..
> > Christopher M. wrote:
> >> "Steve Freides" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >> news:jl7c2i$4h7$[email protected]..
> >>> Christopher M. wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Don't brake the spaghetti
> >>>
> >>> But if you don't, you'll have run-away spaghetti, especially on a
> >>> down hill.
> >>>
> >>> -S-
> >>
> >> I guess that's one way of looking at it.
> >>
> >>
> >> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
> >
> > You do get that I was just trying to point out a spelling error, I hope
> > ...
> >
> > -S-
>
> Yeah. Good to know.
>
> English is one ****ed up language.
>
>
> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

English isn't ****ed up, it's just a language that borrows from German,
Latin, French, and increasingly Spanish.

"T" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In article <jl814n$ob4$[email protected]>, [email protected]
> says...
>>
>> "Steve Freides" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:jl7iom$lut$[email protected]..
>> > Christopher M. wrote:
>> >> "Steve Freides" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> >> news:jl7c2i$4h7$[email protected]..
>> >>> Christopher M. wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Don't brake the spaghetti
>> >>>
>> >>> But if you don't, you'll have run-away spaghetti, especially on a
>> >>> down hill.
>> >>>
>> >>> -S-
>> >>
>> >> I guess that's one way of looking at it.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>> >
>> > You do get that I was just trying to point out a spelling error, I hope
>> > ...
>> >
>> > -S-
>>
>> Yeah. Good to know.
>>
>> English is one ****ed up language.
>>
>>
>> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>
> English isn't ****ed up, it's just a language that borrows from German,
> Latin, French, and increasingly Spanish.

That's true. At least we're not like the French, who obliterated all
dialects of their language back in the 1800's.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

"T" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In article <jl79n6$i9i$[email protected]>, [email protected]
> says...
>>
>> I made a list of some Italian cooking guidelines I've come across, from
>> most
>> important to least important. Am I missing anything?
>>
>> Never, ever, burn the garlic (most important)
>> No cheese on fish
>> Don't brake the spaghetti
>> Use water to seal raviolis, not egg wash
>> Pizza is not a snack. Save pizza for dinner
>> Butter is for bread. Oil is for everything else. (least important)
>>
>>
>> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>
> You can break that last rule with good olive oil. A little on a crusty
> piece of bread is great!

I agree. But many Italians would disagree with you.

Bread in Italy is eaten more in the north. Olive oil is eaten more in the
south.

Everyone's in the mob though.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

On 2012-03-31, Christopher M. <[email protected]> wrote:

> Pizza is not a snack. Save pizza for dinner

Nonsense. Pizza is good, anytime. Breakfast, lunch, supper, late
night snack, picnic, ballgame, rock concert, opera?, movie show, road
trip, on a train, white water rafting, riding a motorcycle, fishing....

I can't think of a single moment when a pizza is unwelcome.

nb

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"Christopher M." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "T" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]..
>> In article <jl79n6$i9i$[email protected]>, [email protected]
>> says...
>>>
>>> I made a list of some Italian cooking guidelines I've come across, from
>>> most
>>> important to least important. Am I missing anything?
>>>
>>> Never, ever, burn the garlic (most important)
>>> No cheese on fish
>>> Don't brake the spaghetti
>>> Use water to seal raviolis, not egg wash
>>> Pizza is not a snack. Save pizza for dinner
>>> Butter is for bread. Oil is for everything else. (least important)
>>>
>>>
>>> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>>
>> You can break that last rule with good olive oil. A little on a crusty
>> piece of bread is great!
>
> I agree. But many Italians would disagree with you.
>
> Bread in Italy is eaten more in the north. Olive oil is eaten more in the
> south.


everyone in Italy eats and uses olive oil. a lot. But they do use butter
and cream
more in cooking in the north, too.

"Pico Rico" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Christopher M." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>
>> "T" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]..
>>> In article <jl79n6$i9i$[email protected]>, [email protected]
>>> says...
>>>>
>>>> I made a list of some Italian cooking guidelines I've come across, from
>>>> most
>>>> important to least important. Am I missing anything?
>>>>
>>>> Never, ever, burn the garlic (most important)
>>>> No cheese on fish
>>>> Don't brake the spaghetti
>>>> Use water to seal raviolis, not egg wash
>>>> Pizza is not a snack. Save pizza for dinner
>>>> Butter is for bread. Oil is for everything else. (least important)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>>>
>>> You can break that last rule with good olive oil. A little on a crusty
>>> piece of bread is great!
>>
>> I agree. But many Italians would disagree with you.
>>
>> Bread in Italy is eaten more in the north. Olive oil is eaten more in the
>> south.
>
>
> everyone in Italy eats and uses olive oil. a lot. But they do use butter
> and cream
> more in cooking in the north, too.

Right. Just like in Austria.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

"notbob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 2012-03-31, Christopher M. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Pizza is not a snack. Save pizza for dinner
>
> Nonsense. Pizza is good, anytime. Breakfast, lunch, supper, late
> night snack, picnic, ballgame, rock concert, opera?, movie show, road
> trip, on a train, white water rafting, riding a motorcycle, fishing....
>
> I can't think of a single moment when a pizza is unwelcome.
>
> nb

Well, it is street food in some places.

I guess you're right, don't-call-me-bob.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

On Mar 31, 8:50*pm, "Christopher M." <nospam_flibb...@floo.com> wrote:
> "notbob" <not...@nothome.com> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]..
>
> > On 2012-03-31, Christopher M. <nospam_flibb...@floo.com> wrote:
>
> >> Pizza is not a snack. Save pizza for dinner
>
> > Nonsense. *Pizza is good, anytime. *Breakfast, lunch, supper, late
> > night snack, picnic, ballgame, rock concert, opera?, movie show, road
> > trip, on a train, white water rafting, riding a motorcycle, fishing....
>
> > I can't think of a single moment when a pizza is unwelcome.
>
> > nb
>
> Well, it is street food in some places.
>
> I guess you're right, don't-call-me-bob.

Christopher M. is such an idiot, one wonders if he is really a sock of
someone like Andy or Stu.
Either that or he's a young teenager.
>
> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

--Bryan

On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 19:59:22 -0400, "Christopher M."
<[email protected]> wrote:



>
>Bread in Italy is eaten more in the north. Olive oil is eaten more in the
>south.

What did you really mean to say? According to what you wrote, in the
south they would make a sandwich with two pieces of olive oil instead
of bread?

Or was butter supposed to be in the first part of the sentence?

On 3/31/12 11:59 AM, Christopher M. wrote:
> I made a list of some Italian cooking guidelines I've come across, from most
> important to least important. Am I missing anything?
>
> Never, ever, burn the garlic (most important)
> No cheese on fish
> Don't brake the spaghetti

Don't break it either.

> Use water to seal raviolis, not egg wash

New (old really) rule- ravioli is already plural. Lose any desire to add
an "s" to the word if you want people to think you know what you're
talking about.

> Pizza is not a snack. Save pizza for dinner
> Butter is for bread. Oil is for everything else. (least important)

Northern Italians use butter (since they have more cows) whereas
southern Italians used more oil since olives were more in abundance.

Then there was my grandmother's rule of "no drinking of milk while
eating pomodoro sauce!"

In article <[email protected]>,
Goomba <[email protected]> wrote:

> New (old really) rule- ravioli is already plural. Lose any desire to add
> an "s" to the word if you want people to think you know what you're
> talking about.

There are thirty people coming to our dinner party. I've made ravioli.
It looks like each person gets a raviolo as an appetizer.
[I had to look it up and learn something every day]

leo

"Leonard Blaisdell" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In article <[email protected]>,
> Goomba <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> New (old really) rule- ravioli is already plural. Lose any desire to add
>> an "s" to the word if you want people to think you know what you're
>> talking about.
>
> There are thirty people coming to our dinner party. I've made ravioli.
> It looks like each person gets a raviolo as an appetizer.
> [I had to look it up and learn something every day]
>
> leo

If any of them is an Italian and you give him ONE raveur, I hope he can
contain his laughter and/or his anger.

On Apr 1, 1:59*am, "Christopher M." <nospam_flibb...@floo.com> wrote:
> "T" <kd1s.nos...@cox.nospam.net> wrote in message
>

>
> > You can break that last rule with good olive oil. A little on a crusty
> > piece of bread is great!
>
> I agree. But many Italians would disagree with you.
>
> Bread in Italy is eaten more in the north. Olive oil is eaten more in the
> south.
>
> Everyone's in the mob though.


Do you really believe that? Bread is eaten by everybody even more
than pasta. My neighbor has an afternoon snack everyday (from lunch
at 1 to supper at 8 is a long time) of a slice of bread with oil on
it. She would never eat that at a meal, however.