is it on the menu???‘Spaghetti bolognese doesn’t actually exist, yet it’s famous the world over,’ Bologna mayor Virginio Merola told Italian radio broadcaster RAI.
‘What we’d prefer the world to know is that Bologna invented tagliatelle, tortellini and lasagne.’
The 64-year-old bespectacled democrat is leading his campaign on social media where he is calling out for images from fellow Italians disgruntled by the apparently mythical dish.
‘Dear residents, I am collecting photos of spaghetti Bolognese from around the world (speaking of fake news),’ he tweeted last month.
‘This one is from London, please send me yours,’ added, along with a photo of a restaurant chalkboard advertising the ‘specialty of the house,’ spaghetti bolognese.
His outcry has received many replies that would incense Italians. Not least a Danish squeezable pasta sauce.
Mosgt of us associate the name with an inexpensive, inferior lunch meat. I would much rather live in Genoa or Soppresata.
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All I know is that this article has made me hungry.
is it on the menu???Rice a Roni....
NOT a San Francisco treat!
Well. Isn’t he gracious.
Probably Brits. Spag Bol is one of the first things a college kid in England is taught to make. When I used to visit Sicily, you would see Spag Bol with Chips on the menu.
What about that Olive Garden special - Baloney Alfredo?
All I know is, Bolognaise meat sauce is wonderful. The recipe I use is a six to eight hour process and is worth every minute.
I prefer spaghetti carbonara.
Is he a waiter, too? Would anyone ask the mayor that question?
He seems fun!
Sounds like the good mayor is full of Bologna
Bologna is not one of the meats I want in my spaghetti sauce.
And the only decent place to get a hamburger in Hamburg is Burger King. Looks like the one on Eifelstrasse is open until 2 AM; the others close at midnight.
What does the mayor have to say about french fries or belgian waffles or swedish meatballs or....you get the idea.
Sounds as if someone is ignoring a business opportunity.
He could have just as easily endorsed the dish and improved the local economy.
What about the pauvre French, having to endure people ordering a non-existent dressing?