A WOMAN has divided opinion with her unusual pasta recipe that sees her topping her dish with gravy.
Kristi D’s unusual dinner was shared on the Facebook page Rate My Plate, where fellow members are invited to pass judgement on other people’s meals.
She shared a snap of the fusilli pasta topped with a heap of steaming instant gravy, captioning it “classic pasta & gravy.”
The post has since gone viral, receiving almost 10,000 likes and over 29,000 comments from fellow group members who had a VERY mixed reaction.
Commenting on the post, one offended member wrote: “What the hell is classic about this. Looks like someone had the runs on the pasta.”
Another purist wrote: “There is no such thing as “classic” pasta and gravy no such thing, not on any Italian menu in any Italian restaurant, no Italian chef would ever cook it, no mama’s secret recipe or not in any Italian recipe book nowhere ever!
“You seriously need to take some cooking classes or just take aways and never ever suggest this abomination (look it up) is a “classic” ever again!”
Agreeing a third added: “I don’t know who told you pasta and gravy is a meal, but you should file a complaint.”
One said: “I love pasta and gravy, when I tell others they turn their nose up… until they try it.”
Italians put ITALIAN gravy on spaghetti. This is an amazing concoction of many different meats cooked together with tomatoes, vegetables, and herbs (etc.) for hours to make a sauce.
Now weve heard of chips, cheese and gravy – but pasta? Who knows, but heres what people had to say.
So, what do you think? Gravy and pasta for the win or an absolute no go?
“Is this the first time ever the word classic has been used in the same sentence as pasta and gravy,” joked another.
Others were, without a doubt, repulsed by the idea, with some going as far as to say the dinner looked like “explosive diarrhoea.”
A third asked: “What the hell is classic about this? Looks like someone had the runs on the pasta.”
“You seriously need to take some cooking classes or just take aways and never ever suggest this abomination (look it up) is a “classic” ever again!”
A WOMAN has divided opinion with her unusual pasta recipe that sees her topping her dish with gravy.
One said: “I love pasta and gravy, when I tell others they turn their nose up… until they try it.”
Agreeing a third added: “I don’t know who told you pasta and gravy is a meal, but you should file a complaint.”
Commenting on the post, one offended member wrote: “What the hell is classic about this. Looks like someone had the runs on the pasta.”
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FAQ
Do Italians call pasta sauce gravy?
Can you eat noodles with gravy?
What do they call gravy in New York?
What is macaroni and gravy?
Why do people call pasta gravy?
Some immigrants translated the Italian name for what they put on their pasta as “gravy,” while others translated it as “sauce,” and the translations have been passed down through the generations, becoming ingrained in the process. People get amazingly passionate over things like this.
Is pasta healthy to eat?
Whole-grain pasta is healthier to eat while compared to refined pasta. Whole-grain pasta is high in fiber, manganese, selenium, copper and phosphorus while refined and enriched pasta is high in iron and B Vitamins. Refined pasta is high in calories and low in fiber, which decrease the feeling of fullness when we eat it. It also contain gluten which is bad for those who are gluten-sensitive. Whole grain pasta lowers appetite and increases fullness more than the refined one. Eating refined carbohydrates has been associated with increased risk of heart diseases, high blood sugar levels and insulin resistance.
Should pasta sauce be called Gravy?
A pasta sauce that’s delicious called by anything else would just as satisfyingly alight taste buds afire with delight. However, amongst Italian-Americans, according to Slate, there is an intense debate about whether or not the holy grail ingredient of an Italian spaghetti, a tomato sauce, should be referred to as pasta sauce or gravy.
Why do Italians call pasta gravy a’meat sauce’?
In a classic case of things getting lost—or just more complicated —in translation, some Italians chose to use the word “gravy” to describe what’s used in pasta dishes while others chose to describe it as a “meat sauce.” The debate rages on today.