Page 1 of 1
Pasta makes it for a great lunch most of times...
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 7:08 pm
by sabasgr68
We had a delicious pasta with bolognese sauce for lunch. My wife makes it very well. Small little things in life to be thankful for - and we are -.
(Yes, pic or it didn´t happen, I know...)
pasta.jpg
Re: Pasta makes it for a great lunch most of times...
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 7:13 pm
by mickey
Funny, to me, but the Brits say "pasta bolognese" while we here in the U.S. just say "pasta with meat sauce."
I've long wondered why the difference in the terms.
But I have no answer.
Re: Pasta makes it for a great lunch most of times...
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 7:36 pm
by sabasgr68
mickey wrote: ↑Sat Aug 14, 2021 7:13 pm
Funny, to me, but the Brits say "pasta bolognese" while we here in the U.S. just say "pasta with meat sauce."
I've long wondered why the difference in the terms.
But I have no answer.
Sometimes that kind of questions have no answer. Good to know how you call it there. Here in spanish is literally lke that :
pasta con salsa boloñesa, or just simply
pasta boloñesa.
As long as you enjoy it, is all that matters!
Re: Pasta makes it for a great lunch most of times...
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 7:41 pm
by mickey
Makes me wonder why we, here just call it "pasta with meat sauce" (my favorite way to have it, I might mention.
Re: Pasta makes it for a great lunch most of times...
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 10:33 pm
by redman
Looks good
Re: Pasta makes it for a great lunch most of times...
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2021 12:01 am
by ID10t
I can (pressure can) red sauce when we get a decent amount of tomatoes, looks good.
Re: Pasta makes it for a great lunch most of times...
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2021 1:44 am
by LancerTheGreat
mickey wrote: ↑Sat Aug 14, 2021 7:13 pm
Funny, to me, but the Brits say "pasta bolognese" while we here in the U.S. just say "pasta with meat sauce."
I've long wondered why the difference in the terms.
But I have no answer.
Bolognese sauce is a cream based sauce with a touch of tomato.
Meat sauce is a tomato based pasta sauce with meat thrown in.
So for bolognese, you simmer some milk and herbs, onions, some peeled/diced tomatoes and meat until it all kinda pulls together into a creamy sauce.
For what we call meat sauce, which is a basic Italian ragù, we just simmer some meat in tomatoes juice, puree, and probably some diced tomatoes.
They're both essentially a Ragù - which is just Italian for meat based pasta sauce, but then there's the various regional or taste based differences that all have their own names too.
Re: Pasta makes it for a great lunch most of times...
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2021 8:31 am
by mickey
LancerTheGreat wrote: ↑Sun Aug 15, 2021 1:44 am
mickey wrote: ↑Sat Aug 14, 2021 7:13 pm
Funny, to me, but the Brits say "pasta bolognese" while we here in the U.S. just say "pasta with meat sauce."
I've long wondered why the difference in the terms.
But I have no answer.
Bolognese sauce is a cream based sauce with a touch of tomato.
Meat sauce is a tomato based pasta sauce with meat thrown in.
So for bolognese, you simmer some milk and herbs, onions, some peeled/diced tomatoes and meat until it all kinda pulls together into a creamy sauce.
For what we call meat sauce, which is a basic Italian ragù, we just simmer some meat in tomatoes juice, puree, and probably some diced tomatoes.
They're both essentially a Ragù - which is just Italian for meat based pasta sauce, but then there's the various regional or taste based differences that all have their own names too.
I'm not enough of a foodie to know the difference.
But I do know that you can go into a restaurant in the U.K. and order "spag bol"
and in a U.S. restaurant that will get you a blank stare from your server.
Re: Pasta makes it for a great lunch most of times...
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2021 2:45 pm
by LancerTheGreat
mickey wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 8:31 am
I'm not enough of a foodie to know the difference.
But I do know that you can go into a restaurant in the U.K. and order "spag bol"
and in a U.S. restaurant that will get you a blank stare from your server.
I uhh, accidentally ended up managing a couple of kitchens and sous chef-ing at a place over the last few years is the only reason I even know.
I'm definitely not the person to say servers are perceptive or knowledgeable in any way, I've had too many heated arguments across the threshold/window
Basically don't ask a server anything besides for a drink (keep it simple), a refill, and ranch dressing.
