"Taxed and Spent" > wrote in message
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> On 6/21/2016 6:34 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>> "ImStillMags" > wrote in message
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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.
>>>
>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/be...hettibol_89567.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> It was a yummy dinner and I didn't miss the milk at all.
>>>
>>> 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.

*shrug* They can call stuff whatever they want There are no medals for
it nor any fines)



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