On 6/21/2016 9:27 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "Taxed and Spent" > wrote in message
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>> On 6/21/2016 6:34 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>> "ImStillMags" > wrote in message
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>>>> I have a houseguest who is British and who is a foodie and a good
>>>> cook. He made his bolognese for us. The recipe he uses as a guideline
>>>> is one from the BBC. This recipe does not call for any milk or
>>>> cream. I know there are different schools of thought about this,
>>>> especially if you are a fan of Marcella.
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>>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/be...hettibol_89567.
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>>>> He left out the chicken livers in this batch. It was excellent,
>>>> great flavor. It was served over a fresh red pepper linguini. He
>>>> took the picture after he had sprinkled his with some sea salt.
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>>>> It was a yummy dinner and I didn't miss the milk at all.
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>>>> https://picasaweb.google.com/Sitara8...27605449770290
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>>> I have never put milk in mine either and I was taught by an Italian many
>>> years ago. It has to be remembered though that different areas in Italy
>>> cook very differently and the area my friend came from didn't use milk
>>> or cream in it.
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>> While the different regions of Italy cook differently, it has been my
>> experience that they do not misname things. Risotto Milanese is a
>> specific type of dish - you don't just call any risotto by that name.
>> Likewise with Bolognese sauce. We never used milk or cream, and we did
>> use
>> garlic, in our meat sauce ("gravy"). But we never called it Bolognese
>> sauce.
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> *shrug* They can call stuff whatever they want There are no medals for
> it nor any fines)
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That all depends. Europe, Italy included, is big on Trademark Law in
these matters. And I stand by my comment that, in my experience, they
tend to call thing specific names and do not *******ize.