SouthernJet Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Old School? Most older generation Italians I know call it 'Gravy' With meat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHT STALKER Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Old School? Most older generation Italians I know call it 'Gravy' With meat. Gravy. However, I know of a lot of other Italian families call it sauce...just what side of the tracks you're from I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmoe57 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Gravy. However, I know of a lot of other Italian families call it sauce...just what side of the tracks you're from I guess. In my Irish/German household if it was Italian cooking - inwhich my Mom was pretty good at it was called sauce - Pot Roast Chicken Roast Beef then it was called gravy in fact I never knew it was called gravy (Italian) until I watched "The Sopranos". Same to this day with my family, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Banner Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 In my Irish/German household if it was Italian cooking - inwhich my Mom was pretty good at it was called sauce - Pot Roast Chicken Roast Beef then it was called gravy in fact I never knew it was called gravy (Italian) until I watched "The Sopranos". Same to this day with my family, I never heard Capicola called Gabagool until I saw the Sopranos. And thats still the only time I've heard it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanDoug Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 I don't know, but that pasty and thick whitish stuff some people eat on biscuits is pretty scary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war ensemble Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Gravy is the stuff you put on mashed potatoes. /end thread. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ILK Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 I don't know, but that pasty and thick whitish stuff some people eat on biscuits is pretty scary. Sausage gravy, and it's good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ILK Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Gravy is the stuff you put on mashed potatoes. /end thread. Not so fast, you could get wacked for that. My Nana is an excellent Italian cook and she calls it gravy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Jet Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Gravy is the stuff you put on mashed potatoes. /end thread. Exactly! And sauce is what you put on pasta. But then again, I'm an Irish, German, Chech, Polish, French, and who knows what mix, so maybe it's just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC36 Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 I don't know, but that pasty and thick whitish stuff some people eat on biscuits is pretty scary. sausage gravy is the best thing ever invented. There's nothing better then chicken fried steak and biscuits covered and smothered in gravy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share Posted August 1, 2010 some interesting points form others http://www.randyrants.com/2005/02/its_gravy_dammi.html http://www.cheftalk.com/forum/thread/8098/gravy-or-sauce http://italianfood.about.com/u/ua/pastarecipesandsauces/aa031909.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodWearsAGrayHoodie Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Depends on what it is.... Made from tomatoes....its sauce. If it is made from beef or poultry dripping....its gravy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 (edited) My Mom's is a 2nd generation Italian...parents were from Sicily. She's a great Italian chef, she's ruined me...can never eat it out. She makes the best Marinara in the world. Marinara for us was what most people would called Red Sauce. I do have family that calls it gravy. Edited August 1, 2010 by JiF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbro22 Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 My Mom's is a 2nd generation Italian...parents were from Sicily. She's a great Italian chef, she's ruined me...can never eat it out. She makes the best Marinara in the world. Marinara for us was what most people would called Red Sauce. I do have family that calls it gravy. Impossible, because my grandma makes the best Marinara. Kidding aside, agree with being ruined and not be able to eat Italian out. As far as calling it gravy or sauce, I think it depends what region of italy you're/they're from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share Posted August 1, 2010 Depends on what it is.... Made from tomatoes....its sauce. If it is made from beef or poultry dripping....its gravy. agree thats what non italians think,,but it appears there is a split amongst italians Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73andMe Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 agree thats what non italians think,,but it appears there is a split amongst italians Sauce is the stuff you buy in a jar. Gravy is homemade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ILK Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Sauce is the stuff you buy in a jar. Gravy is homemade! Exactly, henceforth why all the Amedigons call it sauce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Banner Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 agree thats what non italians think,,but it appears there is a split amongst italians I thought the story is that Ragu is the italian word for meat sauce and when the immigrants saw that a company had copyrighted a basic part of their vocabulary they decided to fight back by not using the R-word at all and just saying gravy. So I think Italians are in agreement as to what makes something gravy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeneyedlady Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 We always called it gravy. The "Americans" or med ee GAHNS called it sauce. Either way, it was all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garb Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 (edited) We always called it gravy. The "Americans" or med ee GAHNS called it sauce. Either way, it was all good. First generation Italian-American here and the word "gravy" was used on Thanksgiving Day only. GEL is right though. It's all good. 'Gotta love Italian food. Edited August 3, 2010 by Garb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Sauce is red, unless it's Alfredo. Otherwise it's gravy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTM Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Tom shane necro'ing a 5 year old 1 page thread is not as surprising as it should be frankly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Tom shane necro'ing a 5 year old 1 page thread is not as surprising as it should be frankly He did it for your birthday. Happy birthday! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTM Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 lol.. Thanks ! but seriously how do you think he found this? Blatesman was unavailable for FaceTime last night so he was lonely and bored and going through JN archives trying to find the initial sparks of romance between them? Probably making a scrapbook or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 I never heard Capicola called Gabagool until I saw the Sopranos. And thats still the only time I've heard it. I think that is Napolitano dialect. They switch the c sound to g, cut the ends off of words and end most with d. Calamari becomes "ga-la-mahd" comare becomes goo-mahd, etc. The Sicilians just put a u on the end of everything. Most of Americanized Italian seems Napolitano in my experience. I thought the story is that Ragu is the italian word for meat sauce and when the immigrants saw that a company had copyrighted a basic part of their vocabulary they decided to fight back by not using the R-word at all and just saying gravy. So I think Italians are in agreement as to what makes something gravy. I am not sure of the strict translation, but when Italians say "ragu" they almost always mean "ragu bolognese" which is meat sauce. It is specific though. Bolognese is with chopped meat and usually carrots, etc. My mom makes meat sauce with bracciole, ribs, sausage, etc, That is NOT Bolognese. They are separate things. Usually you have Bolognese with fresh tagliatelle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 My Mom's is a 2nd generation Italian...parents were from Sicily. She's a great Italian chef, she's ruined me...can never eat it out. Maybe buy her some flowers first, tell her she looks nice. She'll let you eat it out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Maybe buy her some flowers first, tell her she looks nice. She'll let you eat it out. That's gross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 My mother simmers gravy on the stove for 4-6 hours. My father makes a nice marinara sauce he calls a quick sauce. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no psls Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Gravy , made with pork bones . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOJOTOWNSELL Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Division Marduk Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Gravy is the stuff you put on mashed potatoes. /end thread. This. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 My mother simmers gravy on the stove for 4-6 hours. My father makes a nice marinara sauce he calls a quick sauce. Exactly.It's 2 different if similar things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raffyD Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I think that is Napolitano dialect. They switch the c sound to g, cut the ends off of words and end most with d. Calamari becomes "ga-la-mahd" comare becomes goo-mahd, etc. The Sicilians just put a u on the end of everything. Most of Americanized Italian seems Napolitano in my experience. I am not sure of the strict translation, but when Italians say "ragu" they almost always mean "ragu bolognese" which is meat sauce. It is specific though. Bolognese is with chopped meat and usually carrots, etc. My mom makes meat sauce with bracciole, ribs, sausage, etc, That is NOT Bolognese. They are separate things. Usually you have Bolognese with fresh tagliatelle. This guy gets it. First generation Italian here and it's sauce, gravy is brown and served on thanksgiving (although I've heard many Italian-americans saying gravy, but they're usually not from Brooklyn). Marinara is a quick tomato sauce as the story is that it comes from fishermen's wives waiting to see the boats come in and then quickly whipping up a tomato sauce which resulted in a chunky texture. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loluchka80 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Gravy is the stuff you put on mashed potatoes. /end thread. my family calls tomato sauce gravy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyHector Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Disclaimer: Turn down the speakers if you're at work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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