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In response to "Oh, and we went to the Italian restaurant this weekend. It's Balsamic Vinegarette -- nm" by oblique

they're doing it wrong! -- nm

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu) Nov 17 '08, 06:46

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yes, the italians are all wrong. -- nm - mafic Nov 17, 06:58 15
- also - if we are still talking about what gets mixed with oil, it's balsamic vinegar, not vinaigrette (vinaigrette is a vinegar mixed with with - El Fandie Nov 17, 07:00
- hey, we haven't heard from any actual Italians. In fact, Italians do not eat bread before dinner, IIRC. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 07:00 13
  - well, last time I was in italy (which was almost 10 years ago now) I had focaccia with olive oil & balsamic vinegar. - mafic Nov 17, 07:11 2
    - ps. the chowhound people say bread before dinner is generally an American thing. -- (link) - loosilu Nov 17, 07:14
    - ok, that's the first convincing data so far. :) -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 07:12
  - Yahoo answers: Oil, vinegar and herbs -- (link) - El Fandie Nov 17, 07:03 9
    - I still don't see any Italians there. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 07:06 8
      - you can tell?? -- nm - El Fandie Nov 17, 07:07 7
        
        no one identified themselves as such ... for all we know they eat at Italian restaurants in north america like the rest of us. - loosilu Nov 17, 07:10 6
        
        ps when I say "for sure" I mean, I am sure someone does somewhere, but it is not the normal thing. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 07:10 5
        
        so, what are you arguing? that there is no vinegar? that there is no bread? that restaurants do or don't do it? -- nm - El Fandie Nov 17, 07:12 4
        
        there are no restaurants. -- nm - mafic Nov 17, 07:17
        
        I think ... I need more coffee, becuase this is silly to argue about. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 07:12 2
        
        tiny print gremlin agrees -- nm - mara Nov 17, 07:14 1
        
        rawr! -- nm - tiny print gremlin Nov 17, 07:17

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