Do we get all upset about the things called hamburgers in other parts of the world? No, or at least I don’t. Those people are foreigners. They do stuff differently. They don’t know any better.
I was taught how to make pasta sauce by my ex-husband’s Italian (actually Albanian til it was taken over by what’s his name during WWII) grandmother. Just tomatoes, garlic, a little olive oil, basil, and salt, if needed, and a small dash of red pepper flakes. When I make it, I use 1 - 29 oz can of crushed tomatoes, 1 15 oz can of stewed tomatoes, and half a 6 oz can of tomato paste mixed with about half a cup of water. fry the garlic in the oil a little, then add everything else and simmer about half an hour. Always gets raves. I serve it with a sprinkle of parm/Romano cheese, and homemade meatballs, which are equally simple -— ground beef, Italian seasoned bread crumbs (don’t skimp, unless you like hard meatballs), egg, and a little water. salt to taste, and little Italian seasoning.
As well as recommending the use of the original constituent ingredients, the website also said people should add butter and parmesan as part of the meal’s construction.
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I couldn’t stomach that!
If the Brits want to bastardize Italian recipes they should name it something else. Italians being vigilant about their ingredients and food is why they don’t have all the crap chemicals in their food that we have in the US.
Well there goes my idea of serving Chef Boyardi spaghetti and meatballs out of a food truck in front of the Roman Colosseum