Listen, I am fine with gravy, but to act like it is anything more than a Philly/Jersey saying is ridiculous
There is clearly some gray areas with this. But to come out and tell me that what I made is not gravy, when my Italian family has been calling it gravy for decades and decades and decades and decades is what seems most ridiculous. Sorry!
Listen, I am fine with gravy, but to act like it is anything more than a Philly/Jersey saying is ridiculous
There is clearly some gray areas with this. But to come out and tell me that what I made is not gravy, when my Italian family has been calling it gravy for decades and decades and decades and decades is what seems most ridiculous. Sorry!
Lol relax. I make something very similar looking to yours. I don’t call it gravy because my dad didn’t call it gravy, plus we’re “medegons” but have been told it’s bolognese not gravy. Everyone loves it and that’s all that matters. I am sure it came from the fact that all the south philly restaurants have bolognese and gravy as two different menu items. I got no dog in the fight.
either way, the zucchini noodles are way more offensive!! I kid...sort of.
All that matters to me is how good it is and the company on sundays when we make either families recipe
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Listen, I am fine with gravy, but to act like it is anything more than a Philly/Jersey saying is ridiculous
There is clearly some gray areas with this. But to come out and tell me that what I made is not gravy, when my Italian family has been calling it gravy for decades and decades and decades and decades is what seems most ridiculous. Sorry!
Lol relax. I make something very similar looking to yours. I don’t call it gravy because my dad didn’t call it gravy, plus we’re “medegons” but have been told it’s bolognese not gravy. Everyone loves it and that’s all that matters. I am sure it came from the fact that all the south philly restaurants have bolognese and gravy as two different menu items. I got no dog in the fight.
either way, the zucchini noodles are way more offensive!! I kid...sort of.
All that matters to me is how good it is and the company on sundays when we make either families recipe
Thanks Cliff.
But....that’s still fucking gravy in that picture. Hahaha
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Had this debate with my brother one time when I first moved to the area and called it gravy. (He lived in NYC around our first generation Italian family members for years) He was appalled. I laughed like crazy and now and 100% certain to call anything that goes on pasta Gravy no matter the context, just to bug the fuck out of him. His initial quote was something like "I lived with/among out Italian Immigrant family for years and I never heard one of them call it gravy - that is stupid!" Right. Because one city / area is the only one with any claim on authentic Italian heritage.
Damnit people, words have meaning! Without standardized definitions we are naught but apes flinging our feces about wantonly. Might as well drive in the curb strip like unwarshed yinzers.
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Gotta side with gambs & Cliffy on this one. I've never once in my life heard anyone - Italian or not - call it gravy until the three people on this forum. I'll call it delicious, but it's bolognese sauce.
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Dyer, stop off the turnpike for a delicious meal, will take you to my local deli where they make the good stuff. (And, where they call the stuff that goes on the pasta, gravy.)
Dyer, stop off the turnpike for a delicious meal, will take you to my local deli where they make the good stuff. (And, where they call the stuff that goes on the pasta, gravy.)
One of these days, I'm gonna finally take you (and Scruffy) up on your food tour offers!
Dyer, stop off the turnpike for a delicious meal, will take you to my local deli where they make the good stuff. (And, where they call the stuff that goes on the pasta, gravy.)
One of these days, I'm gonna finally take you (and Scruffy) up on your food tour offers!
Do so!
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Gotta side with gambs & Cliffy on this one. I've never once in my life heard anyone - Italian or not - call it gravy until the three people on this forum. I'll call it delicious, but it's bolognese sauce.
For the record, I am not opposed to the word gravy. I call my what the wife's family makes gravy or what I order for sides at villa di roma or dante and luigis. My debate was more if a bolognese is considered gravy
For the record, I am not opposed to the word gravy. I call my what the wife's family makes gravy or what I order for sides at villa di roma or dante and luigis. My debate was more if a bolognese is considered gravy
If I recall correctly, bolognese is "Sunday gravy," whereas a meatless marinara-type sauce is simply "gravy." At least that's how I think the mouth-breathing tracksuits and gold chains in my old Brooklyn neighborhood referred to these things.
For the record, I am not opposed to the word gravy. I call my what the wife's family makes gravy or what I order for sides at villa di roma or dante and luigis. My debate was more if a bolognese is considered gravy
If I recall correctly, bolognese is "Sunday gravy," whereas a meatless marinara-type sauce is simply "gravy." At least that's how I think the mouth-breathing tracksuits and gold chains in my old Brooklyn neighborhood referred to these things.
For the record, I am not opposed to the word gravy. I call my what the wife's family makes gravy or what I order for sides at villa di roma or dante and luigis. My debate was more if a bolognese is considered gravy
If I recall correctly, bolognese is "Sunday gravy," whereas a meatless marinara-type sauce is simply "gravy." At least that's how I think the mouth-breathing tracksuits and gold chains in my old Brooklyn neighborhood referred to these things.
My mom is from Bay Ridge. We've always called it sauce.
For the record, I am not opposed to the word gravy. I call my what the wife's family makes gravy or what I order for sides at villa di roma or dante and luigis. My debate was more if a bolognese is considered gravy
If I recall correctly, bolognese is "Sunday gravy," whereas a meatless marinara-type sauce is simply "gravy." At least that's how I think the mouth-breathing tracksuits and gold chains in my old Brooklyn neighborhood referred to these things.
My mom is from Bay Ridge. We've always called it sauce.
For the record, I am not opposed to the word gravy. I call my what the wife's family makes gravy or what I order for sides at villa di roma or dante and luigis. My debate was more if a bolognese is considered gravy
If I recall correctly, bolognese is "Sunday gravy," whereas a meatless marinara-type sauce is simply "gravy." At least that's how I think the mouth-breathing tracksuits and gold chains in my old Brooklyn neighborhood referred to these things.
My mom is from Bay Ridge. We've always called it sauce.
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either way, the zucchini noodles are way more offensive!! I kid...sort of.
All that matters to me is how good it is and the company on sundays when we make either families recipe
He was appalled. I laughed like crazy and now and 100% certain to call anything that goes on pasta Gravy no matter the context, just to bug the fuck out of him.
His initial quote was something like "I lived with/among out Italian Immigrant family for years and I never heard one of them call it gravy - that is stupid!"
Right.
Because one city / area is the only one with any claim on authentic Italian heritage.
Might as well drive in the curb strip like unwarshed yinzers.
Man chowda?
Take a dump, baby, squirt some gravy
Pour some sugar on me, honey, make it brown and runny
Do so!
English translation of 'ragù'
ragù
invariable masculine noun