sf wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:20:56 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> From Smithsonian Magazine
>>
>> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/201
>> 3/06/is-spaghetti-and-meatballs-italian/
>> ?utm_source=smithsoniantopic&utm_medium=
>> email&utm_campaign=20130616-Weekender
>>
>> or (yeah, hate those long URLs):
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/n7nebyh
>>
>> Part of the text:
>>
>> "Meatballs—juicy goodness of meat, onions, breadcrumbs, egg, butter, and
>> Parmigiano-Reggiano, soaked in red sauce over a pile of spaghetti.
>> Nothing says comfort like a big bowl of spaghetti and meatballs. And,
>> nothing says Italian food like a big bowl of spaghetti and
>> meatballs—unless you are Italian."
>>
>> Any comments? I've never been to Italy so I know I've never eaten any
>> authentic Italian food.
>>
>
> I've been to Italy and meat-a-balls are not a huge part of the cuisine
> where I've eaten... in fact, I don't remember seeing them on any menu.
>

isn't that kind of what the "unless you are Italian" says? It suggests
one thing and means something entirely different. :-)

Bob