On 6/21/2016 6:34 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>> I have a houseguest who is British and who is a foodie and a good
>> cook. He made his bolognese for us. The recipe he uses as a guideline
>> is one from the BBC. This recipe does not call for any milk or
>> cream. I know there are different schools of thought about this,
>> especially if you are a fan of Marcella.
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>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/be...hettibol_89567.
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>> He left out the chicken livers in this batch. It was excellent,
>> great flavor. It was served over a fresh red pepper linguini. He
>> took the picture after he had sprinkled his with some sea salt.
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>> It was a yummy dinner and I didn't miss the milk at all.
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>> https://picasaweb.google.com/Sitara8...27605449770290
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> I have never put milk in mine either and I was taught by an Italian many
> years ago. It has to be remembered though that different areas in Italy
> cook very differently and the area my friend came from didn't use milk
> or cream in it.
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While the different regions of Italy cook differently, it has been my
experience that they do not misname things. Risotto Milanese is a
specific type of dish - you don't just call any risotto by that name.
Likewise with Bolognese sauce. We never used milk or cream, and we did
use garlic, in our meat sauce ("gravy"). But we never called it
Bolognese sauce.