Marinara Sauce

Scanlas The 2nd · 31-07-2012 08:21AM #1

Americans seem to think this sauce is Italian and eaten in Italy, if you went to Italy and asked for it in a restaurant they probably wouldn't have heard of this red slop.

What other things do Americans get wrong about different cultures?

( Not an anti American thread)

mauzo · 31-07-2012 08:23AM

Haha too early to be making me laugh.....

I'm not racist but......

Not an anti American thread, but.....

MadsL · 31-07-2012 08:25AM

Fail.

Marinara derives from the Italian word for sailor, marinaro. Due to these origins I have seen many people say that marinara sauce must contain something from the sea, usually anchovies. Actually this is not the case, the origins of marinara sauce are that it is the sauce that they made in Naples for the sailors when they returned from the sea.

http://italianchef.com/marinara-sauce/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinara_sauce

Stupid Americans and their encyclopedias...why I oughtta....

crybaby · 31-07-2012 08:26AM

Reminds me of that episodes of the Sopranos where they go to Italy and all aul Paulie Walnuts wants is a bit of spaghetti and gravy but he keeps getting handed traditional Italian food instead.

Scanlas The 2nd · 31-07-2012 08:26AM

syndeyfife wrote: »

Haha too early to be making me laugh.....

I'm not racist but......

Not an anti American thread, but.....

I'm sure most countries get things wrong about different cultures, but since I'm not really aware of the opinions of the people of Madagascar on Italian cuisine discussing Americans is will have to do.

MadsL · 31-07-2012 08:31AM

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

I'm sure most countries get things wrong about different cultures, but since I'm not really aware of the opinions of the people of Madagascar on Italian cuisine discussing Americans is will have to do.

I really don't know where to start with this much Fail. The enormity of correcting you....agggggghhhhhh.

Oh look, a squirrel.

greenpilot · 31-07-2012 08:32AM

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

syndeyfife wrote: »

Haha too early to be making me laugh.....

I'm not racist but......

Not an anti American thread, but.....

I'm sure most countries get things wrong about different cultures, but since I'm not really aware of the opinions of the people of Madagascar on Italian cuisine discussing Americans is will have to do.

You never find Italian chippers in Italy either...

MadsL · 31-07-2012 08:36AM

In other news, Scotch eggs not Scottish shocker!

The London department store Fortnum & Mason claims to have invented Scotch eggs in 1738, but they may have been inspired by the Moghul dish nargisi kofta ("Narcissus meatballs")

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_egg

Hardonraging · 31-07-2012 08:40AM

I though this thread was about marina and the diamonds inventing a sauce ... disappointed i was

Davidth88 · 31-07-2012 08:42AM

The most obvious one is pepperoni

In Italy this would refer to small peppers , not a type of salami at all

nbar12 · 31-07-2012 08:49AM

Hi im America, but I am also a quarter Irish, quarter French, quarter Italian but I consider myself American Irish because you guys rock...

not an anti American comment

MadsL · 31-07-2012 08:50AM

Davidth88 wrote: »

The most obvious one is pepperoni

In Italy this would refer to small peppers , not a type of salami at all

Just a different name - pepperoni is “salame piccante"

MadsL · 31-07-2012 08:51AM

nbar12 wrote: »

Hi im America, but I am also a quarter Irish, quarter French, quarter Italian but I consider myself American Irish because you guys rock...

not an anti American comment

Are you dissing the French and Italians pal? What about your secret quarter? Is it shameful? Let me guess, Ginger?

nbar12 · 31-07-2012 08:57AM

MadsL wrote: »

Are you dissing the French and Italians pal? What about your secret quarter? Is it shameful? Let me guess, Ginger?

The French are handball cheating b@stards so I don't want to be associated with them. The Italians are a great bunch of lads and it was merely a coin flip to decide which I would prefer to be between Irish and Italian. My secret quarter is for only me to know but I can tell you now it is not ginger because I have a soul and gingers do not have souls. I repeat, gingers do not have souls

MadsL · 31-07-2012 09:05AM

nbar12 wrote: »

The French are handball cheating b@stards so I don't want to be associated with them. The Italians are a great bunch of lads and it was merely a coin flip to decide which I would prefer to be between Irish and Italian. My secret quarter is for only me to know but I can tell you now it is not ginger because I have a soul and gingers do not have souls. I repeat, gingers do not have souls

Get to the point ffs! Is it ok to strike a girl under certain circumstances?

eth0 · 31-07-2012 09:14AM

The Yanks: A great bunch of lads...

Shenshen · 31-07-2012 09:30AM

Davidth88 wrote: »

The most obvious one is pepperoni

In Italy this would refer to small peppers , not a type of salami at all

A friend of mine once apparently nearly got into an argument with a waiter while on holiday in Italy... she had asked for "no pepperoni" on her pizza, and got a pizza without chilies, but with salami.
She told me about it in a huff, and I had try so hard not to laugh while explaining to her what had happened.

MadsL · 31-07-2012 09:34AM

I was once told that a Pizza place (major US chain) did not serve Margherita pizza, couldnt help but wonder how hard it was to NOT put toppings on a pizza.

Fecking Yanks and their aversion to Tequila. Oh, wait.

biko · 31-07-2012 10:11AM

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

I'm sure most countries get things wrong about different cultures, but since I'm not really aware of the opinions of the people of Madagascar on Italian cuisine discussing Americans is will have to do.

How about Irish culture? Why do you have to ask about Americans. Are you American?
Sounds like a thinly veiled "Merican's soooo stoopid" thread.

On topic, refried beans aren't actually refried. It was a mistake to call them that.

Shenshen · 31-07-2012 10:17AM

biko wrote: »

How about Irish culture? Why do you have to ask about Americans. Are you American?
Sounds like a thinly veiled "Merican's soooo stoopid" thread.

On topic, refried beans aren't actually refried. It was a mistake to call them that.

Yep, chips with curry sauce on them is NOT Chinese food... I know this will come to a shock for many.

nbar12 · 31-07-2012 10:20AM

top o the mornin to ya

policarp · 31-07-2012 10:28AM

Fred Astaire was a faucet dancer. . .

starbelgrade · 31-07-2012 10:31AM

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

Americans seem to think this sauce is Italian and eaten in Italy,

That's because it is.

eth0 · 31-07-2012 11:13AM

MadsL wrote: »

I was once told that a Pizza place (major US chain) did not serve Margherita pizza, couldnt help but wonder how hard it was to NOT put toppings on a pizza.

They have pizza with only tomatoe sauce. Shouldn't be allowed at all

Scanlas The 2nd · 31-07-2012 11:24AM

biko wrote: »

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

I'm sure most countries get things wrong about different cultures, but since I'm not really aware of the opinions of the people of Madagascar on Italian cuisine discussing Americans is will have to do.

How about Irish culture? Why do you have to ask about Americans. Are you American?
Sounds like a thinly veiled "Merican's soooo stoopid" thread.

Having just finished reading Alan Sugar's biography in which he mentions marinara sauce and how the waiter's in Italy never heard of it, I thought it was an interesting topic. He recommends the Irish to market some form of green sauce as Irish in America.

hardCopy · 31-07-2012 11:29AM

nbar12 wrote: »

Hi im America, but I am also a quarter Irish, quarter French, quarter Italian but I consider myself American Irish because you guys rock...

not an anti American comment

Hi America,

*waves*

Shenshen · 31-07-2012 11:32AM

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

Having just finished reading Alan Sugar's biography in which he mentions marinara sauce and how the waiter's in Italy never heard of it, I thought it was an interesting topic. He recommends the Irish to market some form of green sauce as Irish in America.

We could just take this recipe and force them to change the name :

Saruman · 31-07-2012 11:38AM

MadsL wrote: »

I was once told that a Pizza place (major US chain) did not serve Margherita pizza, couldnt help but wonder how hard it was to NOT put toppings on a pizza.

Fecking Yanks and their aversion to Tequila. Oh, wait.

Just order a cheese pizza with some basil.

Madame K · 31-07-2012 12:01PM

Davidth88 wrote: »

The most obvious one is pepperoni

In Italy this would refer to small peppers , not a type of salami at all

In the US, though it may not be correct, the distinction is made between: peperoncini (sp?) refers to the little peppers and pepperoni is a type of salami.

Shenshen · 31-07-2012 12:06PM

Madame K wrote: »

In the US, though it may not be correct, the distinction is made between: peperoncini (sp?) refers to the little peppers and pepperoni is a type of salami.

As I understand, peperoncinos are sweet peppers in Italy, as opposed to peperoni, which are the hot varieties.

IrishAm · 31-07-2012 12:10PM

Corned beef and cabbage.

Its an Irish-American dish, not an Irish one.

The only cut of meat Irish emigrants could afford when they first arrived in America.

Its horrible. Pure peasant food.

Marinara Sauce

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