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Default Bolognese without milk



"Taxed and Spent" > wrote in message
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> On 6/21/2016 9:27 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>> "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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>>>>>
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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.

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>> *shrug* They can call stuff whatever they want There are no medals
>> for
>> it nor any fines)
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> That all depends. Europe, Italy included, is big on Trademark Law in
> these matters. And I stand by my comment that, in my experience, they
> tend to call thing specific names and do not *******ize.


They have no laws in my kitchen!

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