"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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>
> Thank goodness I grew up on English food instead of Italian. I was able to
> eat something different every day instead of having
> - spaghetti ..... strands of pasta served with a tomato sauce
> - rigatoni......... tubes of pasta served with a bit of meat in a tomato
> sauce
> - lasagne........ sheets of pasta covered a bit of cheese, a bit of meat
> and tomato sauce
> - ravioli......... squares of pasta stuffed with a tiny bit of meat and
> covered in tomato sauce
> - linguini........ flattened strands of pasta served with a tomato sauce
>
> pasta, tomatoes, mozzarella and parmesan..... a complete pantry for
> Italian
> cuisine
>
>
> :-)

Wow, Dave! I know you know better! Veal Marsala? Chicken Marsala? Even
Pork Marsala? Osso Buco (well, some tomato paste)? Chicken Piccata?
Risotto? Chicken Francese? Bistecca alla Fiorentina? Cannoli? Zeppole?
And these are just a *few* examples of dishes that are known outside of
Italy! There's more to eat than just Toad-in-the-Hole and Spotted Dick!
And Poutine (for the Canadian in you!) :-)