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Whats wrong with chicken alfredo?

I think he was referring to that particular Alfredo. Those of us who were raised on the real thing have a hard time groveling that low on the food chain. I can barely eat in Italian restaurants, even the better ones, because their sauces just aren't the ones I was raised on.

My Alfredo actually sucks, but my sweet basil meat sauce with Italian sausages would win contests if I could get it out of the house before my son eats it all. I cook it in a 20 quart copper bottom stock pot that belonged to my Nonna and looks exactly like this:

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When it starts to simmer, the pot is filled right up to the level of the handles. By the time it's done, it's only 2/3 full and so thick you could float half dollars on it.

Grandma would be proud.
 
Pasta is my favorite food. I would love to taste it from a real Italian

My sculpture professor was from Italy and once in class he made us pizza. We used to order pizza in class all the time and he got so pissed. He was like, "American pizza is like cardboard!" So eventually he made some for us and goddamn... it was so good. Thick too- kind of like a pie. There were more layers. But he put fish on it for some reason and I don't care for seafood. Other than that it was so fucking good.
 
My sculpture professor was from Italy and once in class he made us pizza. We used to order pizza in class all the time and he got so pissed. He was like, "American pizza is like cardboard!" So eventually he made some for us and goddamn... it was so good. Thick too- kind of like a pie. There were more layers. But he put fish on it for some reason and I don't care for seafood. Other than that it was so fucking good.

Tranditional Italian pizza is what is called "pizza Margherita", which supposedly was created by bakers in Naples to honor Queen Margherita. It is thin crust, and the only proper ingredients are tomatoes, or tomato sauce, mozzarella and basil, representing the colors of the Italian flag.

Most pizza in Italy is closer to what Americans would call focaccia, although American style pizza is common nowadays. Just know that if you order pepperoni, in Italian, that means a small bell pepper, not a sausage.
 
Tranditional Italian pizza is what is called "pizza Margherita", which supposedly was created by bakers in Naples to honor Queen Margherita. It is thin crust, and the only proper ingredients are tomatoes, or tomato sauce, mozzarella and basil, representing the colors of the Italian flag.

Most pizza in Italy is closer to what Americans would call focaccia, although American style pizza is common nowadays. Just know that if you order pepperoni, in Italian, that means a small bell pepper, not a sausage.

I'd rather have the peppers. I'm the only person I know who doesn't like pepperoni.
 
I'd rather have the peppers. I'm the only person I know who doesn't like pepperoni.

Italians are more likely to put ham on pizza than sausage. After all, when you've got 200 different kinds of ham, you've got to find something to do with it.
 
Italians are more likely to put ham on pizza than sausage. After all, when you've got 200 different kinds of ham, you've got to find something to do with it.

I don't really like any kind of hog meat. Except bacon, and even then I'd rather have turkey.
 
It's like sigh said. My mother was born in Italy and let's just say she had high standards in judging how Americans cooked Italian food.

I worked at two Italian restaurants/pizzerias, owned by first generation Italian-Americans. The first, the parents were from Naples. The second were from Sicily. I know how to make correct pizza, sauces (NOT called gravy by either family), can make ravioli and pasta from scratch, and I know where to get the good and correct imported ingredients.

That being said, Dominos SUCKS! Their pizzas are no better than the frozen shit you can get at your market. Shit, Chuck E Cheese's is better!!
 
I worked at two Italian restaurants/pizzerias, owned by first generation Italian-Americans. The first, the parents were from Naples. The second were from Sicily. I know how to make correct pizza, sauces (NOT called gravy by either family), can make ravioli and pasta from scratch, and I know where to get the good and correct imported ingredients.

That being said, Dominos SUCKS! Their pizzas are no better than the frozen shit you can get at your market. Shit, Chuck E Cheese's is better!!

I've never been able to make Ravioli- can you teach me your ravioli making ways? And do I need that little spinny thing to make the pattern? Cause I ain't got that.
 
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