"Victor Sack" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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> Giusi > wrote:
> Thank you. I'm going to make it one of these days. Have you ever tried
> to use bacon (or pancetta, or guanciale) instead of ham in the recipe?
>

Oh good! Yes, I have used pancetta magra for it, but I wouldn't use
guanciale, pancetta grassa or bacon because they have I think too much fat.
Because one of my closest friends is a Buddhist, it is made vegetarian very
often.

> Victor

As to the rudeness, it may be that some forget that cultures differ and what
is polite in one place may not be in another. Reading Miz Barb's account of
her companion's behavior demonstrates someone who thinks money substitutes
for decent behavior. Those are not always American, are unwelcome
everywhere and I suspect that when at home she is equally nasty and gets
secret additions to her menu.