Nicholas Wicklund
English 100
Mrs. Britt
12/06/11
“Mhmmmmmm tastes good!” This is a quote from the movie Balls of Fury I have used many times to describe the most delicious meal on the planet. It is not a very unique meal and almost anybody can make it. This heavenly meal I am talking about is spaghetti and it is held on a pedestal above all other foods. I have loved spaghetti ever since I was young, sitting at the dinner table with my fork, twirling the noodles around and taking the largest bite ever, slurping the seemingly endless noodles off of the plate. It was always a challenge on these nights to not make a mess with the slippery noodles, the bouncy meatballs, and most difficult of all, the sauce. The spaghetti sauce was the
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The American version uses meatballs, which is also frowned upon by our Italian counterparts. A chef named Massimo Bottura, the so called leader of the angered chefs, and 450 other chefs started a campaign to stop their cherished meal from being even more transformed (24). They believe ground beef is the main ingredient and want to save the custom of spaghetti.
Spaghetti has a very precise way of being processed. A pasta factory in Italy shows exactly how goods are processed into making the perfect spaghetti ingredients. 17 hours. That is how long it takes to make the noodles, all done by machine. The buildings have clean and pure air to prevent the pasta from taking in foreign flavors ( Hazelton 1157). Sheets of the dough are rolled, flattened, cut, pushed through scores of teflon-lined molds and put into wire trays to dry (Hazelton 1158). It always has to be watched and just the right amounts of ingredients have to be mixed together because too much or too little could devastate the flavor.
The Italian way of making the noodles are better because it holds together better in cooking and will not mush (1158). Italians use wheat flour that is higher in gluten than what Americans use, making their noodles more durable. The noodles can come out in forms like straight or twisted, long or short, smooth or ridged, and in different shapes like stars, tubes, animals, and angel hair. There is also
The Italian culture has been developed into a staple of American life, especially with a preexisting history ingrained into communities across the United States.
Moreover, only one third of so called “Italian food” is imported from Italy. This suggests that many products are fake and many people take advantage of popularity of Italian food. Sometimes manufacturers name their products Italian but they have nothing in common with authentic Italian food. Italian food has begun its invasion in North America in nineteen century as the third waves of Italian immigrants came to the United States.
When our entrees came out I was shocked. I didn’t believe how much they give you every time. Buca is very generous with their portions and does great job of making their famous pastas. The chicken Parmigianino was absolutely fabulous. The chicken had a nice texture to it especially when you cut it up. The chicken was just so tender and juicy and even crunchy due to the crunchy outside. The marinara sauce on top of it was different from what they gave with the calamari and it was amazing. You can tell the freshness of the tomatoes and the basil they use for their sauce. The pasta went really well with the chicken. On the other hand the chicken alfredo was not what I had anticipated. I love cheese, but the amount of cheese they had on this pasta was just overwhelming. The thickness of the sauce was just way too much for my taste buds. The chicken in the alfredo was just as tender and delicious as the Parmigianino, but the sauce of the alfredo really disappointed me. The first few bites were incredible but it got very difficult to eat because it wasn’t as creamy as I wanted it to be. The cheese got cold really
This is where the smells of cooked tomatoes, garlic, cheese, fresh focaccia bread, and pasta can be found in infinite bounds. Despite not having personally traveled to Italy, my connecting link to Italian cuisine can be found through this restaurant and their pasta. As Brombert (2013) explains in Italian Identity in the Kitchen, or Food and the Nation, Italians abroad are referred to as “macaroni-eaters,” for dried pasta, or maccheroni, particularly those from the southern regions. The experience that one encounters in Pagliacci’s is very much how I would imagine restaurants in Italy to be, packed with tables close together to encourage the social environment that is so crucial to Italian culture. An essential component upon entering is of course bread, an endless supply of freshly made focaccia bread to be exact. This is in line with the Italian custom to always eat bread with a meal, for it is very much an essential component. Similar to the history of bread, in which it was used as the last stand against hunger, when eaten to excess this mouth-watering bread can come close to being a meal in it of itself. The dish that I fall back on most frequently here provides me with an intimate knowledge of the flavors of the Italian world for it involves many classic ingredients. Fresh tomatoes soaked in red wine, mushrooms, basil, and olive combined with the linguine noodle and topped with
When Paciullo was growing up in the south of Italy, his father used to come home from work every day and cook lunch for his family. After they finished eating, his father would say, “Everything was good today; what we gonna eat tomorrow?” Paciullo keeps this tradition alive at Zero Otto Nove. Check out what their lunch menu has to offer:
In their culture every one of their aspects is spent on sports, music, arts and food. The development of their country provides a unique religion insight. Since they are a former Spanish colony most of their food comes from a Latin American feel. You might not know but they demonstrate their heritage through art. The most common food that they have is "La Bandera" or "The Flag". In their culture that dish is made from meat rice and red beans. Their jewelry is made from bone, coconut husk, horn, and amber. As well as their artist uses clay, porcelain, hemp, and guano to make religious figurines. When you think of Italian people you think of a pretty accent, pretty hair type of person. Well that’s what I thought until my grandmother was telling me about my great grandfather. Being that he was mixed he only had the Italian hair but the American accent. At first I thought that he used to live in Italy but once again I was wrong. My great grandfather mother once lived in Italy. When she found out she was pregnant she soon moved to Virginia. Italy is home of the Roman Empire, its also a major part in the Renaissance. Italians take up 96% of the population in Italy. The remaining of the population is spreaded all over the world such as North African Arab, German, and more. My great grandfather mother was a full blown Italian where as his father was Italian but also an African American. Learning
Sarto’s gourmet pasta process good information about the market and knows a great deal about the common attributes of our most prized and loyal customers. Sarto’s gourmet pasta will leverage this information to better understand who is served, their specific needs, and how sarto’s can better communicate with them.
Italy and America have several main differences in the way the two cultures function. Roman Catholicism is the primary religion in Italy due to the fact that Roman Catholicism originated in Rome, Italy’s capital. Brian Ashbaugh and Julie Lostroh confirmed my statement by stating that Roman Catholicism has been Italian’s religious practice for centuries because the Catholic church was the most powerful political force in Europe (Ashbaugh and Lostroh, 93). The previous quote explains just how impactful the Roman Catholic church has been on the Italian culture. Dining experiences are another major distinction in cultures between America and Italy.
Pasta can be cooked anywhere.Please come with me cause well.Our basement is dark and I don’t want to go alone. It’s really scary,one time I almost peed my-”Fliciano starts.
Hello readers, I am Paul Michael Dowdell, better known to my friends or hockey teammates as “Sugar.” Now, as you could guess, my interesting nickname most definitely has an interesting backstory; I’ll come back to that later. Well, I come from German and Italian ancestors, as my last name might show. Most of my fellow peers can tell that I am German because of my stereotypical blonde hair and blue eyes, and you could also guess that I am Italian as I eat a lot of pasta, and one of my favorite foods is pasta-fagioli, plus, I LOVE pizza. Especially white pizza with a garlic sauce and pepperoni and as Matthew Denis stated, “Throughout the world, Italy is known for its many pasta dishes, as well as pizza” (“Italy: Cuisine”). One
A Lot of people may love shopping or going on long walks on the beach or even go on amazing adventures, but one of the most enjoyable things I love to do with my family is eating. I could eat for days or even months. Every holiday I never miss my mother’s homemade tamales, especially Thanksgiving. Just when I take a bite, the tamale breaks apart in my mouth. When my mother makes home made burritos,the rice and the beans just taste super delicious and the cheese melts right in my mouth. Sometimes my mother would make some menudo with lots of love in it. I would put some lemon juice to make it sour and onions to give it that flavor.
Recipes crafted throughout generations invoke feelings of pleasure when eaten occasionally. When enjoyed especially around the holidays, a simple dish is transformed into a manifestation of love. When eaten in celebration, it acts as a window into the unique expression of every family. The near obsession with the taste and quality of soul food can be justified by its high in fat content, but it is important not to forget how the psychology of growing up with this food remains with a child forever. It makes sense for it to also be known as “comfort food,” food that is typically unhealthy yet invokes feelings of innocence, childhood, and
The Tomato A pizza consists of dough, red tomato sauce, and cheese. One of those ingredients, the tomato, has a long history before it became a key ingredient in most Italian foods. At first, when Europeans received it from the Americas in the Columbian Exchange, they thought the tomato was poisonous. They stayed away from it for over 200 years.
One thing we do a lot of that is Italian is the food. Every Tuesday we have pizza. At least once a week we have lasagna or pasta. We also have salad every night with dinner that we eat after the main course like they do in Italy. My family (besides me) is kind of obsessed in football every year we go to a neighbor’s house for a party and watch the Super bowl, except they don’t play a lot of football in Italy. Another big thing we do have to do with food also is restaurants. Almost every restaurant we go to is Italian and if it’s not then we end up finding things on the menu that is Italian. So I guess we do do quite a bit of Italian things after