My girlfriend says that serving a big plate of pasta with sauce ladled on the center is an Italian American thing that Italians in Italy don't do. She is a foodie, I am a guy that likes food. Is she just being pretentious? I think that normal people in Italy probably serve pasta just the way my Grandma did here? Who is right?
2006-08-21 11:35:36 · 11 answers · asked by VagoBond 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
When I visited Italy, I sometimes got my sauce under the pasta, and sometimes it was in a puddle on top, and other times they had mixed it a bit before I got it at my table.
It really depends on the Chef. :)
2006-08-21 11:53:01 · answer #1 · answered by twowords 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mostly pasta is tossed with the sauce, not just sitting on top like a puddle. A pasta with seafood has the seafood throughout, over and under, with a little extra sauce on top. [side note: Italian seafood with pasta NEVER is cheesed - they think only gauche persons do that!] Also, your 'foodie' gf should know not to call it 'spaghetti' unless that's the specific pasta she means; generically it's called 'pasta' and there are thousands of different kinds. It's like talking about cars in general but calling them all 'Fords'.
2006-08-21 18:53:02 · answer #2 · answered by Freesumpin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Italians mix the pasta and sauce together, Americans ladle it over the top
2006-08-22 00:20:52 · answer #3 · answered by scrappykins 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Italy we actually mix the pasta with the sauce, it is never served on top of the pasta.
Enjoy!
2006-08-21 18:48:51 · answer #4 · answered by marisanj 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually they don't serve it that way. They use a lot of vegetables and cheese sauces. The tomato is American by origin by the way. So 'italian style pizza' is actually an american thing.
2006-08-21 18:45:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
mix it in the pasta, then serve extra sauce on the side, I usually like extra sauce on top, I like my pasta really wet with a ton of sauce to dunk garlic bread in.
2006-08-21 23:09:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well how else would spaghetti be served? I highly doubt the Italians dip their spaghetti noodles in a cup of sauce on the side of their plate........
2006-08-21 18:42:11 · answer #7 · answered by SassySours 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Lydia (the Italian chef on PBS) always mixes her sauce in and she's pretty darn authentic.
2006-08-21 18:43:33 · answer #8 · answered by smecky809042003 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Eat what you like - serve it how you want.
Who cares how they eat in Italy??? You're not in Italy now!
2006-08-21 18:41:43 · answer #9 · answered by bigbadwolfe_2 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They probably did whatever they wanted
Maybe your g/f is pulling your leg
2006-08-21 18:42:49 · answer #10 · answered by GD-Fan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋