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[jblum315]

I lived for 40+ years in Mamaroneck, NY, a town of about 20,000, roughly 80% of whom are Italian. Most of the grandmothers called it gravy as did some of the younger ones. But in stores and restaurants it was sauce.

[ugotme]

Okay, lets confuse the issue - My father (Italian) called it sauce B U T -
His brother called it gravy !

Who knows? I just call it DEELICIOUS !!!!

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[skyguy79]

With less than 2% results in comparing Google hits on gravy/pasta and more than 98% hits on sauce/pasta, I don't think I'll be calling pasta, spaghetti or macaroni sauce "gravy" anytime soon! I think I'll keep the gravy on turkey, chicken, meat loaf, roasts, mashed potatoes and other non pasta items for now.

FYI, my grandparents are not from North Italy (not that you said that they were). They're from the Morolo Italy area, about 90km SE of Rome. Here's a map of the location:

Morolo, FR, Italia - Google Maps

...and here's a couple of pictures of the house my great-grandfather lived in and his burial site.

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[skyguy79]

OK Senior Citizen, I'm going to make things more complicated by saying it's... 'noodles and diluted tomato paste'!

Seriously, regardless of what you call it, the only thing that's important in the end is whether or not the stuff in the bowl or on the plate is yummy or not!

"Umm... Yum-yum-yum-yum.... Burrrrp!"

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[tpop1]

Originally Posted by senior citizen

It might be generational. What year did they immigrate? To where?
Both of my dad's parents came from Laurenzana, Potenza Basilicata Province, close to where yours came from. Closest city was the port of Naples..

I thought it was regional, but your forebearers were very close to mine.
It sounds like Laurenzana (south of Potenza) was close to Avigilano (north of Potenza) but they were "gravy" people and mine were "sauce?"

My grandfather came to Ellis Iland in @ 1897 and met grandma here...she had come a little later so it does not seem to be generational either.

"Ah sweet mystery of life!!!"

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[2BNTV]

Skyguy79, Senior Citizen and tpop1:

I will volunteer to go each house and taste the gravy aka sauce to see which is made better.

It's a dirty job but somebody has to do it.

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[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by senior citizen

As others have said, either way is fine with me.

Laurenzana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Avigliano, Basilicata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Your ancestral village of Avigliano had a castle also.

It looks in better shape than Laurenzana's....although the latter one has been restored "somewhat" by volunteer donations, etc.

Originally Posted by 2BNTV

Skyguy79, Senior Citizen and tpop1:

I will volunteer to go each house and taste the gravy aka sauce to see which is made better.

It's a dirty job but somebody has to do it.

Yours could be a new reality show !!!!!

[tpop1]

Originally Posted by 2BNTV

Skyguy79, Senior Citizen and tpop1:

I will volunteer to go each house and taste the gravy aka sauce to see which is made better.

It's a dirty job but somebody has to do it.

I'll be back in Clinton CT today so makin SAUCE for Sunday!!

All you have to do is bring some good Italian bread...the kind that scatches the roof of your moute! ummm!

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