As long as you're not putting pineapple on pizza, it's all good.
The Heresy of Modifying a Traditional Recipe
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CookieMonster
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I've traveled enough to totally disagree with there is one and only one authentic {fill in the blank}
"classic dishes" vary region to region, city to city, restaurant to restaurant - in the same city.
"classic dishes" vary region to region, city to city, restaurant to restaurant - in the same city.
flyinglentris
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My opinion (if it shouldn't be evident)? Boogah wah!! It's my meal, my recipe and my taste buds. And I like the unique, not the same old dogmatic boogah wah.
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LateNightGourmet, I have to give you courage credit for smacking that beehive with a baseball bat.
Tasty, you have a harder head than I do.
CD
When I was in 7th grade, I was with my friends in a wooded area in Maryland, and I saw a beehive. I decided to see what would happen if I jammed a big stick into it. NOTE: the bees don’t like that. The bees knew it was me, and they proceeded to sting me (in my scalp a few times) as I ran for my life. A friend asked me why I did that. I said, “I don’t know. I wanted to see what would happen.”
It’s like that.
I just got back from a run to the store to get some tomatoes for a carbonara. I drove my Ferrari. Now, some people say, "Hey, that's not an "authentic" Ferrari!" But to them I say, I don't care what you think is "authentic," this is a Ferrari!!!
CD
CD
Now you're getting it!
Seriously, I do feel the need to point out that these conversations about authenticity and tradition do not make me angry in the least - I enjoy them immensely, because it's usually the traditionalists who are fuming mad. I don't mind occasionally tweaking someone who takes something a little too seriously. It's just food. Nobody owns it.
Now you're getting it!
Seriously, I do feel the need to point out that these conversations about authenticity and tradition do not make me angry in the least - I enjoy them immensely, because it's usually the traditionalists who are fuming mad. I don't mind occasionally tweaking someone who takes something a little too seriously. It's just food. Nobody owns it.
I'm not angry, but if you come to Dallas some day, you are NOT riding in my Ferrari.
CD
rascal
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I love what I love, I may alter recipes to my taste.
Russ
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I'll drive my little 500 down there and you can ride in that. I think they part-owned Maserati for a while, so we'll say we took a spin my Maseratiello.I'm not angry, but if you come to Dallas some day, you are NOT riding in my Ferrari.
CD
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medtran49
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GuancialeI think 'traditionally' its pancetta not pork jowl...
I stand corrected although almost all recipes I see say pancetta (not surprising considering its almost impossible to get guanciale in the UK). I note MypinchofItaly hasn't commented (yet).
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I’m enjoying this thread, although I think that caseydog hit the spot of what I also think. I love both traditional dishes and the innovative ones, just respecting both.
Although tomatoes in carbonara makes me shout
. But not because they are not good, I don’t know, I might try or maybe not, I might like it (I am a bit iffy, those creamy eggs mixed with Pecorino and then tomatoes? Meh) or maybe not, but I won’t call it Carbonara for sure
The biggest problem with tomatoes in carbonara is that the tomatoes may be a little acidic. If that's the case, you can just add a couple of pinches of sugar to balance it out.Although tomatoes in carbonara makes me shout
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I heard MypinchofItaly shout all the way over here in Ohio!
