"Don Martinich" > wrote in message
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> In article >, ViLco >
> wrote:
>
>> Il 06/09/2011 22:20, sf ha scritto:
>>
>> > 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?
>
> It's not just about definitions, it also a matter of local usage. I grew
> up in the SF Bay Area

me too.

and never heard any kind of sauce used in Italian
> dishes being called 'gravy'.

and it was gravy.

When I worked up in the Sierra foothills
> (Amador County) where you find many descendants of Italian miners, the
> word 'gravy' was commonly used for tomato or meat sauces. And a lot of
> those families were from northern Italy.

yep, Northern.