Pasta makes it for a great lunch most of times...

[sabasgr68]

We had a delicious pasta with bolognese sauce for lunch. My wife makes it very well. Small little things in life to be thankful for - and we are -.


(Yes, pic or it didn´t happen, I know...)

[mickey]

Funny, to me, but the Brits say "pasta bolognese" while we here in the U.S. just say "pasta with meat sauce."
I've long wondered why the difference in the terms.
But I have no answer.

[sabasgr68]

Funny, to me, but the Brits say "pasta bolognese" while we here in the U.S. just say "pasta with meat sauce."
I've long wondered why the difference in the terms.
But I have no answer.

Sometimes that kind of questions have no answer. Good to know how you call it there. Here in spanish is literally lke that : pasta con salsa boloñesa, or just simply pasta boloñesa.

As long as you enjoy it, is all that matters!

[mickey]

Makes me wonder why we, here just call it "pasta with meat sauce" (my favorite way to have it, I might mention.

[redman]

Looks good

[ID10t]

I can (pressure can) red sauce when we get a decent amount of tomatoes, looks good.

[LancerTheGreat]

Funny, to me, but the Brits say "pasta bolognese" while we here in the U.S. just say "pasta with meat sauce."
I've long wondered why the difference in the terms.
But I have no answer.

Bolognese sauce is a cream based sauce with a touch of tomato.

Meat sauce is a tomato based pasta sauce with meat thrown in.

So for bolognese, you simmer some milk and herbs, onions, some peeled/diced tomatoes and meat until it all kinda pulls together into a creamy sauce.

For what we call meat sauce, which is a basic Italian ragù, we just simmer some meat in tomatoes juice, puree, and probably some diced tomatoes.

They're both essentially a Ragù - which is just Italian for meat based pasta sauce, but then there's the various regional or taste based differences that all have their own names too.

[mickey]

Funny, to me, but the Brits say "pasta bolognese" while we here in the U.S. just say "pasta with meat sauce."
I've long wondered why the difference in the terms.
But I have no answer.

Bolognese sauce is a cream based sauce with a touch of tomato.

Meat sauce is a tomato based pasta sauce with meat thrown in.

So for bolognese, you simmer some milk and herbs, onions, some peeled/diced tomatoes and meat until it all kinda pulls together into a creamy sauce.

For what we call meat sauce, which is a basic Italian ragù, we just simmer some meat in tomatoes juice, puree, and probably some diced tomatoes.

They're both essentially a Ragù - which is just Italian for meat based pasta sauce, but then there's the various regional or taste based differences that all have their own names too.

I'm not enough of a foodie to know the difference.
But I do know that you can go into a restaurant in the U.K. and order "spag bol"
and in a U.S. restaurant that will get you a blank stare from your server.

[LancerTheGreat]

I'm not enough of a foodie to know the difference.
But I do know that you can go into a restaurant in the U.K. and order "spag bol"
and in a U.S. restaurant that will get you a blank stare from your server.

I uhh, accidentally ended up managing a couple of kitchens and sous chef-ing at a place over the last few years is the only reason I even know.

I'm definitely not the person to say servers are perceptive or knowledgeable in any way, I've had too many heated arguments across the threshold/window

Basically don't ask a server anything besides for a drink (keep it simple), a refill, and ranch dressing.