
In this episode we talk about the long-debated subject around sauce vs. gravy. We discuss the different opinions around this topic and how this relates to who we are as a community, but at the end of the episode we discuss the true importance of this topic.
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• “Most people don’t have an academic background in the reasoning why certain words are used in our vocabulary.” – Pat O’Boyle
• “Gravy became an Italian American colonialism for what they would call in Italy “Ragu”” – Rossella Rago
• “Until the 1950’s, 95 % of the Southern Italy immigrants spoke the standard Italian language.” – Pat O’Boyle
• “I think the reason Italian Americans gets so passionate about food, is because it is so very important to them.” – Pat O’Boyle
• “Who are we to tell anyone that what they grew up doing or saying was incorrect?” – Rossella Rago
• “We are so attached to words and names because it is part of who we are.” – Pat O’Boyle
• “If the word gravy or sauce comforts you, then call it whatever you want to call it.” – Rossella Rago
• “The whole purpose of this podcast is that we have an enduring culture that is going to survive past the Italian immigration.” – Pat O’Boyle
• “There are so many versions of Italian American culture that are out there and deserve to be respected.” – John Viola
• “Shouldering the burden of changing the minds of hundreds and thousands of Italian Americans is never what I ever set out to do.” – Rossella Rago
• “I don’t think any of us know enough to tell other people what to call things or what to cook and what to eat.” – Rossella Rago
• “The diversity of who we are makes us the community that we are.” – John Viola
We hope you enjoyed this episode, please leave your gravy/sauce comments below.
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