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Default Italian Sauce or Gravy

On Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:24:52 +0200, ViLco > wrote:

> Il 06/09/2011 22:20, sf ha scritto:
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> > Not Italian, wasn't brought up with Italians, have no concept about
> > differences other than some call it the red stuff gravy... usually
> > those from the South of Italy and Sicily. Oh - gravy is served with
> > polenta, that's the other thing I heard from those who call it gravy.

>
> I've read som many differing definitions of gravy that I xcouldn't
> precisely figure oug what we're talking about when the subiject is
> gravy. Can you find me a definition that is sound to you and, in your
> opinion, is generally acceptable?


No I can't and I wasn't curious enough to ask when I had the
opportunity. I only know that Italian "gravy" is red (tomato), not
the brown, meat juice based, color I think of when I say gravy.

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