Authentic Italian, commonplaces and bad imitations! Don’t believe it’s all real Italian! Maybe they’re just cheating you!!!!
This commonplace is not linked to food, but it’s very funny. It’s not widely diffused as the garlic one, but it happened to me several times to… Read more “Commonplace: some people think we all know each-other!”
It’s not something regarding food or cooking habits, but this is a prejudice that made me lough so much that I really want to share it with… Read more “COMMONPLACE: ITALY AND MAFIA …so funny what some people think!”
I’ve always asked myself: why do people in the movies throw pasta against the wall to check if it’s cooked? If they stick they are cooked according… Read more “Commonplace: throwing pasta against something to check if it’s ready”
NO! We don’t put ketchup on pasta. We actually don’t put ketchup anywhere except for fries, sandwiches, burgers and hot dogs (I mean, not very Italian dishes).… Read more “Commonplace: KETCHUP”
Yes! I mean what I wrote here above. Abroad, people call pizza every bloody piece of bread garnished with something. It’s not possible. Pizza is pizza. Pizza… Read more “STOP CALLING PIZZA ANYTHING YOU SEE!”
Gnocchi, as I said about pasta, are a main dish and they are not a side. If you find, for instance, steak with gnocchi, get suspicious! They… Read more “Commonplaces: GNOCCHI, another tortured dish!”
Carbonara is one of the most mistreated recipes ever! Really! It really makes us Italians suffer a lot! First of all, here is a short list of… Read more “CARBONARA: commonplaces and big mistakes”
Hello to you all! Today’s post comes right from you! I’m very glad to notice you take part to My Little Italy’s life! One of you signaled… Read more “From a reader’s alert! Iconic Italian dishes…”
My dear dear friends, garlic bread can be very nice but….it’s not Italian. We don’t have it! In Italy you won’t find it. I noticed it’s very often offered together… Read more “Commonplace: GARLIC BREAD”
I was watching Food Network. There was Guy visiting a restaurant where the owner was proposing the Italian recipes of his Italian granma. When I saw what… Read more “An Italian nightmare in Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives”
