Comments for http://italyville.com the result of growing up Italian Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:16:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Where are you from? by Sal http://italyville.com/where_are_you_from/#comment-8366 Sal Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:16:06 +0000 http://italyville.com/?page_id=2#comment-8366 Ciao paisani. My family is from Pratola Peligna in Abruzzo. Both parents born and raised there and still have close family there. I go back every couple years. I love being Italian. Ciao paisani. My family is from Pratola Peligna in Abruzzo. Both parents born and raised there and still have close family there. I go back every couple years. I love being Italian.

]]> Comment on Where are you from? by BM Camilli http://italyville.com/where_are_you_from/#comment-8348 BM Camilli Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:53:54 +0000 http://italyville.com/?page_id=2#comment-8348 My paternal grandparents came from Ascoli Piceno - grandmother Livia (Fiorvanti) and grandfather Ettore Camilli - anyone out there connected to them? By the way, we make the stuffed olives here - best thing on the planet!!!! My paternal grandparents came from Ascoli Piceno – grandmother Livia (Fiorvanti) and grandfather Ettore Camilli – anyone out there connected to them? By the way, we make the stuffed olives here – best thing on the planet!!!!

]]> Comment on Brand Italy – Starbucks by John Brondum http://italyville.com/2011/01/brand_italy_starbucks/#comment-8345 John Brondum Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:11:31 +0000 http://italyville.com/?p=1789#comment-8345 Very true indeed :) Very true indeed :)

]]> Comment on Italian Lentil Soup by Jim http://italyville.com/2010/02/lentil-soup/#comment-8340 Jim Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:14:15 +0000 http://italyville.com/?p=1214#comment-8340 A little Tubettini, a bit of chopped up ham and a slab of real italian bread makes for a trip back to Grandma's magic kitchen. Thanks, Jim A little Tubettini, a bit of chopped up ham and a slab of real italian bread makes for a trip back to Grandma’s magic kitchen.
Thanks, Jim

]]> Comment on Sopressata by guy http://italyville.com/2009/04/sopressata/#comment-8293 guy Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:46:27 +0000 http://italyville.com/?p=656#comment-8293 to make supressata they say salt ratio 28 grams per kilogram wondering if is truu thank you to make supressata they say salt ratio 28 grams per kilogram wondering if is truu thank you

]]> Comment on Where are you from? by Raffaella Rapone http://italyville.com/where_are_you_from/#comment-8288 Raffaella Rapone Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:59:52 +0000 http://italyville.com/?page_id=2#comment-8288 Raffaella January 27 2012 My maternal grandfather came to Australia from Ripa Alto (AQ) in the latet 1920s and my father arrived after WW2 from Sulmona (AQ) Anybody out there with connections to Sulmona? Raffaella
January 27 2012

My maternal grandfather came to Australia from Ripa Alto (AQ) in the latet 1920s and my father arrived after WW2 from Sulmona (AQ) Anybody out there with connections to Sulmona?

]]> Comment on Italian Superstitions by milano TV http://italyville.com/2009/01/italian-superstitions/#comment-8262 milano TV Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:57:55 +0000 http://italyville.com/?p=346#comment-8262 Hi there, just turned into alert to your weblog thru Google, and found that it's truly informative. I?m gonna be careful for brussels. I?ll be grateful in the event you continue this in future. Many other people will likely be benefited from your writing. Cheers! Hi there, just turned into alert to your weblog thru Google, and found that it’s truly informative. I?m gonna be careful for brussels. I?ll be grateful in the event you continue this in future. Many other people will likely be benefited from your writing. Cheers!

]]> Comment on Where are you from? by Adrian http://italyville.com/where_are_you_from/#comment-8257 Adrian Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:08:42 +0000 http://italyville.com/?page_id=2#comment-8257 Gday from Australia! My dad was born in Ascoli Piceno in the Marche region (the duomo has a concrete phallus on the roof - interesting story!), and my mother is Australian-born of mostly English with a small (fairly invisible) amount of Chinese Mongolian. I love the Italian and Chinese food culture of freshness and handmade. Track down the recipe of stuffed and fried olives popular in Ascoli if you've neger had them and you're guaranteed a food-gasm! Gday from Australia!

My dad was born in Ascoli Piceno in the Marche region (the duomo has a concrete phallus on the roof – interesting story!), and my mother is Australian-born of mostly English with a small (fairly invisible) amount of Chinese Mongolian.
I love the Italian and Chinese food culture of freshness and handmade. Track down the recipe of stuffed and fried olives popular in Ascoli if you’ve neger had them and you’re guaranteed a food-gasm!

]]> Comment on Where are you from? by Pina http://italyville.com/where_are_you_from/#comment-8219 Pina Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:03:04 +0000 http://italyville.com/?page_id=2#comment-8219 I was born in the village Mercuri, Commune di Platania. My last name is also Mercuri and still have distant relatives living there I was born in the village Mercuri, Commune di Platania. My last name is also Mercuri and still have distant relatives living there

]]> Comment on Sauce vs. Gravy Part 2 by Susie T http://italyville.com/2009/11/sauce-vs-gravy-part-2/#comment-8193 Susie T Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:15:30 +0000 http://italyville.com/?p=996#comment-8193 Love the gravy vs. sauce discussion. My first husband was italian american - his parents grew up in Brooklyn. My family was German/Swedish/Irish. Culture collision! I have vivid memories of my first fancy dinner at their home. First course was melon & proscuitto (pronouced "prazshjutt"), then tortolini & brodo (with grated romano cheese sprinkled on it). then came the giant ravioli. His mom asked me if I wanted gravy on them. ???? Why would I want gravy on my ravioli? I declined. then I saw them all put tomato sauce on their ravioli. I was offered more ravioli. Assuming this was the main course I said yes - with gravy this time. After 6 enormouse ravioli and a bulging tummy, the roast was brought out and served with - you guessed it - sauce (or gravy as I grew up knowing it to be). We spent hours at the table that night. After the roast, potatoes, vegetables there were nuts, fruit and then desert, coffee and apertifs. Not once did my future father in law get up from the table to carry a dish. As much as I was happy to be away from that family I did learn how to prepare Italian food. ;o) Love the gravy vs. sauce discussion. My first husband was italian american – his parents grew up in Brooklyn. My family was German/Swedish/Irish. Culture collision! I have vivid memories of my first fancy dinner at their home. First course was melon & proscuitto (pronouced “prazshjutt”), then tortolini & brodo (with grated romano cheese sprinkled on it). then came the giant ravioli. His mom asked me if I wanted gravy on them. ???? Why would I want gravy on my ravioli? I declined. then I saw them all put tomato sauce on their ravioli. I was offered more ravioli. Assuming this was the main course I said yes – with gravy this time. After 6 enormouse ravioli and a bulging tummy, the roast was brought out and served with – you guessed it – sauce (or gravy as I grew up knowing it to be). We spent hours at the table that night. After the roast, potatoes, vegetables there were nuts, fruit and then desert, coffee and apertifs. Not once did my future father in law get up from the table to carry a dish.
As much as I was happy to be away from that family I did learn how to prepare Italian food. ;o)

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