Don Martinich wrote:

>> 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.

Very true for the majority of food preparations.

> I grew up in the SF Bay Area and never heard any kind of sauce used in
> Italian dishes being called 'gravy'.

Me too

> 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.

They called "gravy" what they would have called "sugo" in italian, probably.
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