Well, ‘Gnocchi alla Romana’ is apparently a ‘pre-potato’ style of gnocchi, and existed before the item we now generally know as ‘gnocchi’.
Potatoes are a New World food, and were not used in Italian cooking until they were introduced in the 1600s. The word ‘gnocchi’ is older, originally applied to a porridge-like semolina dough, and does seem to apply to this recipe.
This may clear things up:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnocchi#Origin
Thanks. I was just messing with you. Wanted to see how far you’d go to try to convince me. Still not convinced that’s a gnocchi, but I applaud your determination in proving your point. Most impressively, you were 100% classy about it. Thanks for adding me to your ping list.
Interesting, the history of gnocchi. Thanks for clearing that up.