Italian Protips thread? - Try mint in an Eggplant sauce - Add

Are you an actual Italian? I only ask this because I know that eggplant sauce in Sicily is sometimes listed as including mint but as a terrone-American I think that sounds nasty

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>>9041278
Yes. Well only like 1/8th or something

>>9041285
So no.

I like-a to add-a the cream-a when cooking of the Spaghetti Carbonara

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>>9041311
You don't have to be a 100% of ethnic origin in order to cook the food.

>>9041328
You need to know how to cook the food to cook it, your tip on marinara sucks and I can't think of any Italian that would put balsamic in a marinara.

t.actual Italian

>>9041328
That wasn't the question though, he asked if you were actually Italian.

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>>9041333
I answered. What the fuck is this, the cia?

when-a you a making the-a pasta
whatever you-a do-a just-a dont-a forget about it

>>9041273
Don't ever share your recipes with anyone but close family and friends who actually want to make whatever dish the way you make it...

Why?

Because that isn't how it's done back home, even if it is, and somebody's Nonna's is soooooo much better/more authentic, and authenticity is more important to flavour than oil, salt or sugar could ever hope to be.


Strong Lamiaceae (mint, rosemary, sage, greek/turk oregano, thai basil) work very well with roasted eggplant of most varieties - to the point where a little salt and oil is really all it needs.