Spaghetti Bolognese: Jewish Superfood?
Guess what? If you ask for spaghetti Bolognese in Bologna, people roll their eyes at you in Italian. (It’s like judging you in Spanish.)
That’s because spaghetti Bolognese—meaning a meaty tomato-y sauce tossed with spaghetti—is not a thing in Bologna. Bolognese chefs put their meat sauce on tagliatelle (flat, wide noodles made with egg). And Bolognese chefs sneer in Italian at basil, garlic, and oregano when they show up unbidden—like a Larisauro slithering from the depths of Lake Como—in a meat sauce. Monstrous.
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