Sunday, March 13, 2022

Crimini Alimentari

Here's a good way to make an Italian cry

16 comments:

  1. Topping pasta al ragu with lots of cheese and calling it "spaghetti bolognaise" = scandalous
    (ʘ ʖ̯ ʘ)

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  2. Wait, if meatballs aren't meant to go with pasta, when would you use them?

    Or is it specifically taboo to spaghetti, and pasta of other shapes is fine?

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    1. They're two different courses. Pasta is an early course, and meat is a later course.

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    2. Separate courses? I have to admit, that sounds as loopy as serving cucumbers, then lettuce, then tomatoes, and finally some shredded carrot. There! Your salad!

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  3. meatballs go with mashed potatoes and lingonberry jam, ask any ikea customer.

    speaking of "food crimes", there is a subset of austrians who freak out when you eat wiener schnitzel (breaded veal) with sauce. Also known as "Schnitzelverbrechen".

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    1. Here is a recipe for Wiener Schnitzel with subtitles and it also mentions in a very drastic way already in the first minute that you must never add sauce.
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1cdGKT7yDA

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  4. I'm tempted to stop following because of the "subscriber only" bonus panels... :( I understand you want to make money of your comics, and you deserve to, they're funny, but this just feels like being cheated out of a joke's punchline because you're trying to save some money. :(

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    1. Sorry you feel that way. I always write the comics to have the punchline without the bonus panel - it's a bonus panel, never a "required" panel. Like the post-credits scene of a Marvel movie. But if they're annoying I won't hold it against you if you stop following. Or you could subscribe! :)

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    2. I would be happy to subscribe if I didn't have to use a mobile app to do it.

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    3. Well, to be honest, I presume you can just install the app to register and process the payment, and can afterwards look at the comics on PC?

      Malachi, thanks for saying it's not the punchline! :) I do feel slightly better now. :)

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  5. I honestly don't get why you'd snap the spaghetti before cooking.
    If it's just that your pot's small, it's not going to kill the pasta to have it partially in for a second or two as you guide it down while it softens.

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    1. I'll match your bafflement with the flipside: what conceivable downside is there to spaghetti that's snapped in half??

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    2. In some Asian cultures long noodles mean longevity, and cutting noodles short may result in your life cut short.

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  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cpcj5BHraU

    This is from an actual Italian woman who was born & raised in Italy, and apparently comes from a long line of pasta makers. I don't know who to believe anymore!

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