A little something for Italians...

BaggedLancer
BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
edited August 2008 in The Clubhouse
So who grew up like this? I know I can relate to MANY things on that list.....and I'm a youngin'.

http://www.jmwebdesigners.com/italians/
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,951
    edited August 2008
    Ha Ha.......yeah,pretty much sums it up.Wouldn't trade those memories for the world.
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited August 2008
    Most of my extended family still lives this way. Especially the sunday dinners, the Christmas stuff, etc. My mom was actually the one who forwarded me the website and asked if it sounded familiar. :D
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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited August 2008
    Mark, you aren't a full blown guido unless every room and at least one ceiling of your house is covered in ceramic tile. Poser. Where's your bathtub Madonna?;)
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited August 2008
    Does my bathroom count? Floor, walls, ceiling, entire shower is all ceramic tile. :)

    Upstairs used to be ceramic tile till it got ripped out for hardwood.
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2008
    Geeze I can relate to a lot of that stuff too and I didn't even think that stuff was even italian!
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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited August 2008
    Lucky guess.:D
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited August 2008
    Italians can be broken down to 2 factions


    those that call it "sauce"
    and those that call it "gravy"

    if you dont know this is regarding Tomato SAUCE (guess which camp I'm in), then you aint very Italian.


    Using Ragu or going to an "Olive Garden" is tantamount to treason, punishable by nothing less than a guinea smack to the back of the head

    if you dont know what a guinea smack is, hit me up at polkfest....i'll show ya :D
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,986
    edited August 2008
    Promises, promises. :eek:
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited August 2008
    ohskigod wrote: »
    Italians can be broken down to 2 factions


    those that call it "sauce"
    and those that call it "gravy"

    if you dont know this is regarding Tomato SAUCE (guess which camp I'm in), then you aint very Italian.


    Using Ragu or going to an "Olive Garden" is tantamount to treason, punishable by nothing less than a guinea smack to the back of the head

    if you dont know what a guinea smack is, hit me up at polkfest....i'll show ya :D

    It's against my family code to use Ragu or jarred "SAUCE".

    Mom makes a giant fresh pot of sauce from scratch almost every Sunday. Containers go home with the sister, some goes in the freezer, and the rest gets eaten at Sunday dinner. Almost weekly.
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  • markmarc
    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    edited August 2008
    How about kissing grandma hello on Sunday afternoon while stealing a raw fresh noodles.

    Other thoughts:
    Pizzales
    Meatball/Wedding Soup
    Red wine that's dryer than dust
    Giant bowls of spaghetti appearing in the fridge at mid-week
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited August 2008
    Mark get outta my fridge! Wedding soup, spaghetti, and red wine are very popular here.

    Pizzales are made by grandma....thought she hasn't made them in a while. And they always end up in one of those giant popcorn tins!
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2008
    There's always meatballs in sauce cooking on the stove just in case someone should get hungry. And if you come over you ALWAYS have to eat regardless of how hungry you actually are.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited August 2008
    I still can make Sauce from Scratch....


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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2008
    What's this "sauce" you speak of? The red gravy that goes on macaroni?


    The worst part of the whole sauce / gravy debate is the Italian word for it is actually "Ragu". Those **** that jar that crap did it so badly they ruined the WORD.
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited August 2008
    I forgot to mention, anyone who looks at the link, make sure you have your speakers on, there is music to go with it. :D
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited August 2008
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    What's this "sauce" you speak of? The red gravy that goes on macaroni?


    The worst part of the whole sauce / gravy debate is the Italian word for it is actually "Ragu". Those **** that jar that crap did it so badly they ruined the WORD.


    Yes.

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  • xeb
    xeb Posts: 31
    edited August 2008
    do you guys call any pasta sauce gravy or just one with meat?

    i live in italy, to me thats Ragu and gravy is what you pour over roast meat...
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  • Polkitup2
    Polkitup2 Posts: 1,621
    edited August 2008
    In the mid-west, the only time the term gravy is used is if you are pouring it over meat. Anything poured over pasta is sauce.
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  • jgido759
    jgido759 Posts: 572
    edited August 2008
    Polkitup2 wrote: »
    In the mid-west, the only time the term gravy is used is if you are pouring it over meat. Anything poured over pasta is sauce.

    Here in "Joisey", if it starts with a meat stock (meatballs, sausage, braciolli, etc) it is red gravy. Otherwise it is considered "sauce".

    Brown gravy goes over meat. :D
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited August 2008
    There's something wrong with all Jersey people anyway...so it's OK that you call it "red gravy".....the rest of the country wouldn't expect anything less from Jersey.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    edited August 2008
    I'm Polish so I can't relate but then again I can.

    Nice thing is that as dumb as most people think us Polish people are, at leats we don't have 9 different words describing the same damn thing!

    Besides, I like Polish foods WAAAAAAY better than most Italian stuff.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2008
    Jstas wrote: »
    Besides, I like Polish foods WAAAAAAY better than most Italian stuff.

    Hmm.... well I guess what they say about Polish being intelligent is true then... ;)


    Seriously though, whens' the last time you heard of a Polish restaurant making it big? "What are you in the mood for tonight, honey? Chinese? Burgers? Polish?"
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  • jgido759
    jgido759 Posts: 572
    edited August 2008
    BaggedLancer wrote: »
    There's something wrong with all Jersey people anyway...so it's OK that you call it "red gravy".....the rest of the country wouldn't expect anything less from Jersey.

    Actually, the wife is Italian on both sides (Mother's side from Jersey, Father's side from East Boston, both via New York), and both sides agree on the red gravy/brown gravy & sauce labeling.

    So, I guess it's not location specific, unlike the "hero = grinder = sub" & "soda = pop = tonic" descriptions for the same items.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited August 2008
    xeb wrote: »
    do you guys call any pasta sauce gravy or just one with meat?

    i live in italy, to me thats Ragu and gravy is what you pour over roast meat...

    No, you've got it right, pasta sauce is sauce or ragu, and gravy is what you pour over roast meat or potatoes. :)
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2008
    Yeah the gravy thing just seems to be something that got lost in translation with some folks. My mom's family calls it gravy (no matter what) and my dad's family calls it sauce and they're all from the same place.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    edited August 2008
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    Hmm.... well I guess what they say about Polish being intelligent is true then... ;)


    Seriously though, whens' the last time you heard of a Polish restaurant making it big? "What are you in the mood for tonight, honey? Chinese? Burgers? Polish?"

    And what do you know? Just because you moved to New Hampshire doesn't mean you aren't still a Masshole.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2008
    :) Just bustin balls, what little I've had of polish food has been really good. One of the guys I used to tailgate at Pats games with was Polish and made some amazing food.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited August 2008
    Jstas wrote: »
    And what do you know? Just because you moved to New Hampshire doesn't mean you aren't still a Masshole.
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    :) Just bustin balls, what little I've had of polish food has been really good. One of the guys I used to tailgate at Pats games with was Polish and made some amazing food.

    Once a masshole, always a masshole. Don't deny it bobman....even when I move I'll be one too. :D
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  • polrbehr
    polrbehr Posts: 2,830
    edited August 2008
    SKsolutions wrote: »
    Mark, you aren't a full blown guido unless every room and at least one ceiling of your house is covered in ceramic tile. Poser. Where's your bathtub Madonna?;)

    Heh heh, that's a new one on me. We always referred to those statues as
    Mary-on-the-halfshell :D.
















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    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited August 2008
    polrbehr wrote: »

    *Disclaimer* No disrespect intended. FWIW, I ain't even an EyeTie, but I am Catholic,
    so I guess I have Hell to look forward to, eh?

    It's ok, they know where you live.
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