so my sicilian friends here in my little town in NY yell at me... because I don't make "ZUCU" i make "SZUKO" (i'm spelling it as you would hear it.)
my family is from Caserta...am i wrong?
should I be smacked...and can i continue with my sauce!?
dialect and the great Sauce Debate.
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Re: dialect and the great Sauce Debate.
Call it what you will as long as it smells and tastes wonderful!!=Peter=
Re: dialect and the great Sauce Debate.
Grandma used to say "pasta e szuko"
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Re: dialect and the great Sauce Debate.
Dear Country cousin the word is SUGO which translates as Juice but in truth has become an alternate word for tomato sauce which translates in Italian to salsa. But callit what you will as long as it tastes delicious. =Peter=
Re: dialect and the great Sauce Debate.
eh what does a contadino, it still tastes great.
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