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Vera
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 Posted - 28 Jan 2008 : 10:01:30 AM
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I had an interesting conversation with someone yesterday who told me that Spag Bol is a British invention, much the same as Chicken Tikka Masala.
Apparently any self respecting Italian would not eat a tomato sauce with long spaghetti. Long spaghetti should be eaten with cream based sauces and tomato sauces should be eaten with short pasta.
Now I'm not entirely sure that this person wasn't pulling my leg - they were, however very insistent!
What say you?
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Edited by - Vera on 28 Jan 2008 10:39:32 AM
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Kazzy
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Posted - 28 Jan 2008 : 10:32:13 AM
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I heard that they only eat bolognaise with pasta shapes and not
spagetti, so dont know.
and plus, they dont like really strong coffee either.
I love an Italian me
and the foods not bad either
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Vera
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Posted - 28 Jan 2008 : 10:40:59 AM
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Janet, have amended my post because that's what I meant when I said short spagetti!
Now as for an Italian stallion ........ |
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Kazzy
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Posted - 28 Jan 2008 : 10:46:07 AM
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An Italian Stallion Where  
I went to a physic/medium a year ago and she said that I would retire
happy in Italy with my soulmate
OH wasnt best pleased like
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Judith S
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Tzarina
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Posted - 28 Jan 2008 : 6:54:20 PM
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Vera sorry to hijack your thread but I love Italy, their clothes, the country, the food, all to die for. Italian men seem to come in two versions - mega-gorgeous or mega-gross
Janet, italians are defo off the menu on Feb 19 though |
    
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Vera
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Posted - 28 Jan 2008 : 7:17:03 PM
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| So you must have eaten spag bol or similar there!!! What pasta did 'real' italian spag bol come with? |
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JESSIEMAE
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Posted - 28 Jan 2008 : 8:06:21 PM
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Hi there, my husband is Italian and he always eats his Spag Bol with short pasta but loves strong expresso coffee and has the most amazing sweet tooth!! We can never go out to eat without him having a "pudding"!!lol..
Liza x
ps he calls me a peasant (jokingly) because I only like Capuccino(sp) coffee! |
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Nut
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Posted - 28 Jan 2008 : 8:21:17 PM
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| I must not be a self respecting italian then I love my spag bowl with any shape, size or length of spagetti. Although coming to think of it, i think my dad does only make it with short shapes....we are authentic enough to have lasange for Xmas dinner though |
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Vera
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Posted - 29 Jan 2008 : 1:27:27 PM
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I now have it on good authority that spag bol is British.
Reason - a meat sauce simply is no good with spaghetti as it wouldn't cling to the pasta as you twirled it around a fork and you'd have to shovel it in separately.
Common sense really. |
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Tahir
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Posted - 29 Jan 2008 : 11:40:37 PM
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Oh!! Now I am totally disillusioned!!! I had spag bol in Italy when I was 7 (1967), it came with long pasta and the lovely waiters taught me how to eat it with a spoon and fork???? It was nearly as good as the mistamare (sp. obviously)!!!
Carla, xx.
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