Hi,
While possibly delicious, and worthy of praising a cook, "pasta al dente" with a delectable "salsa pomodori con aglio e vongole" aint worth starting a religion over.
You must have missed the "tomatoes" debates. Does one improve or ruin a fine semolina product by slathering it with a mixture containing members of the nightshade family? Should pasta dishes be permitted this recent (c. 1640) interloper or should they be restricted to more traditional garnishes?
Many words, heated beyond al dente have been spent on this debate, with the majority of the proponents for pasta reform coming from the south of Italy (and San Francisco) while the more traditional school is represented more in the North. As for me, in this as in other religious matters, I am an agnostic. Or, perhaps, in this case more of a Jeffersonian apiarian: I flit from cuisine to cuisine, extracting the finest nectar from each. :)
--Pete
While possibly delicious, and worthy of praising a cook, "pasta al dente" with a delectable "salsa pomodori con aglio e vongole" aint worth starting a religion over.
You must have missed the "tomatoes" debates. Does one improve or ruin a fine semolina product by slathering it with a mixture containing members of the nightshade family? Should pasta dishes be permitted this recent (c. 1640) interloper or should they be restricted to more traditional garnishes?
Many words, heated beyond al dente have been spent on this debate, with the majority of the proponents for pasta reform coming from the south of Italy (and San Francisco) while the more traditional school is represented more in the North. As for me, in this as in other religious matters, I am an agnostic. Or, perhaps, in this case more of a Jeffersonian apiarian: I flit from cuisine to cuisine, extracting the finest nectar from each. :)
--Pete
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