On Wed, 25 Sep 2019 13:42:52 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>"Bruce" wrote in message ...
>
>On Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:55:00 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:
>
>>"Bruce" wrote in message
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>>On Tue, 24 Sep 2019 13:58:46 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
> wrote:
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>>>On Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 8:06:08 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 6 Aug 2018 21:50:31 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >On Monday, August 6, 2018 at 9:00:11 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I'll bet that tastes quite right!
>>>> >
>>>> >It was cooking for 26 hours. The pork was quite sweet because the
>>>> >onions
>>>> >that were in there had completely caramelized. Fork tender? You bet!
>>>> >You
>>>> >can't mess up a pork butt. Or can you?
>>>> >
>>>> >https://www.amazon.com/photos/share/...bub8nAIuuObrjp
>>>>
>>>> This proves that even Asians don't always eat well.
>>>
>>>You don't like bland, white people, food? What the hell!???
>>
>>I call it Anglo food, but I could also call it Dutcho food. From the
>>old days, that is. Things have improved a lot.
>>
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>> Oh boy! You can say that again lol
>
>I remember when olive oil was considered a suspicious mediterranean
>ingredient that you'd better avoid unless you liked spending a lot of
>time in the toilet.
>
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> OH yes!! <g> Yours too eh?)

Yes

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On Wed, 25 Sep 2019 11:17:59 +0100, "Ophelia"
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> Hey it was the same for us when I was a child. My first taste of
>Italian food was when we moved to Malta. An Italian friend took me to an
>Italian restaurant. I was in heaven))

But, but italian food is spicey... especially in Malta where they eat
a lot of scungilli and spaghetti with peppery marinara served over
friselle:
http://carlydefilippo.com/blog/2011/...epper-biscuits

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Have you ever lived in Malta??? I did, for 4 years! I never tasted
anything spicy!!

On Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 12:18:07 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
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> On Sunday, August 12, 2018 at 4:41:36 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > "dsi1" wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> > On Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 3:10:46 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > >
> > > ==
> > >
> > > It looks good and if you say it tastes good ... that is good enough)
> >
> > Back in the old days, the cut for osso buco was typically a veal shank
> > with
> > a large diameter, marrow rich hole. What made the dish special is that
> > you'd
> > eat the marrow. These days, that doesn't seem to be the case. People eat
> > the
> > dish for the meat and the bones are smaller. My guess is that marrow
> > eating
> > is more popular in Europe.
> >
> > ==
> >
> > I can remember doing that as a child, but not since.
>
> Eating marrow is something that I never did as a child. Back in those days,
> we pretty much stuck with local dishes. I read about osso buco as a kid. It
> only took me 50 years to get around to making it. The closest we got back
> then to Italian food was canned spaghetti. We're a lot more sophisticated
> these days.
>
> ====
>
> Hey it was the same for us when I was a child. My first taste of
> Italian food was when we moved to Malta. An Italian friend took me to an
> Italian restaurant. I was in heaven))

My family loves Italian food but I'm not a fan. OTOH, if I was in Italy, I'd eat the food and probably like it just fine.

"dsi1" wrote in message
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On Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 12:18:07 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Sunday, August 12, 2018 at 4:41:36 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > "dsi1" wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> > On Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 3:10:46 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > >
> > > ==
> > >
> > > It looks good and if you say it tastes good ... that is good enough)
> >
> > Back in the old days, the cut for osso buco was typically a veal shank
> > with
> > a large diameter, marrow rich hole. What made the dish special is that
> > you'd
> > eat the marrow. These days, that doesn't seem to be the case. People eat
> > the
> > dish for the meat and the bones are smaller. My guess is that marrow
> > eating
> > is more popular in Europe.
> >
> > ==
> >
> > I can remember doing that as a child, but not since.
>
> Eating marrow is something that I never did as a child. Back in those
> days,
> we pretty much stuck with local dishes. I read about osso buco as a kid.
> It
> only took me 50 years to get around to making it. The closest we got back
> then to Italian food was canned spaghetti. We're a lot more sophisticated
> these days.
>
> ====
>
> Hey it was the same for us when I was a child. My first taste of
> Italian food was when we moved to Malta. An Italian friend took me to an
> Italian restaurant. I was in heaven))

My family loves Italian food but I'm not a fan. OTOH, if I was in Italy, I'd
eat the food and probably like it just fine.

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I hope you get the opportunity