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Default Bolognese without milk

On 6/21/2016 10:16 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "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.
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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.
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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.

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> They have no laws in my kitchen!
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I have never cooked in a woman's kitchen that didn't have plenty of HER
laws!