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Risottia wrote:

Kanadorika wrote: Anybody else believe that bacon is a bit overrated?

Rather largely overrated, especially in a world that offers also Bauchspeck, pancetta arrotolata, coppa di Parma and guanciale...

Gim wrote:

Infected Mushroom wrote:I'm not sure

I suppose that some chefs feel that the effect of the oil from the bacon is not the same (nor sufficient) to enhance the dish as the oil from the olive oil

Also, its kind of hard to cook the sauce if you're doing it on a frying pan with just the oil from bacon. You would need to pour some kind of an oil and I would imagine olive oil is the standard pick.

Honestly, bacon fat wouldn't be good on cold pastas, since the grease will solidify, creating an unwanted white blob in the middle of the dish.

Infected Mushroom wrote:

Gim wrote:
Honestly, bacon fat wouldn't be good on cold pastas, since the grease will solidify, creating an unwanted white blob in the middle of the dish.

Cold pastas...

People eat that? Makes my blood chill...

Gim wrote:

Risottia wrote:Rather largely overrated, especially in a world that offers also Bauchspeck, pancetta arrotolata, coppa di Parma and guanciale...

And Risotto. I thought of it as soon as I saw your nation name.

Infected Mushroom wrote:

Gim wrote:
Honestly, bacon fat wouldn't be good on cold pastas, since the grease will solidify, creating an unwanted white blob in the middle of the dish.

Cold pastas...

People eat that? Makes my blood chill...

Risottia wrote:

Gim wrote:
And Risotto. I thought of it as soon as I saw your nation name.

It's entirely unintentional.

Gim wrote:

Risottia wrote:It's entirely unintentional.

I thought it was.
Risottos are good, anyways, with the sauce and fresh rice.

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:

Gim wrote:
I thought it was.
Risottos are good, anyways, with the sauce and fresh rice.

I like Parmesan risotto.

Gim wrote:

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
I like Parmesan risotto.

What rice do you like in risottos? My favourite is Carnaroli.

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:

Gim wrote:
What rice do you like in risottos? My favourite is Carnaroli.

Any short grain rice.

Gim wrote:

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
I like Parmesan risotto.

What rice do you like in risottos? My favourite is Carnaroli.

Gim wrote:

Infected Mushroom wrote:
Cold pastas...

People eat that? Makes my blood chill...

It exists. With shrimps and other seafood? It's a good menu during the summertime.

Risottia wrote:

Kanadorika wrote: Anybody else believe that bacon is a bit overrated?

Rather largely overrated, especially in a world that offers also Bauchspeck, pancetta arrotolata, coppa di Parma and guanciale...

Infected Mushroom wrote:

Gim wrote:
It exists. With shrimps and other seafood? It's a good menu during the summertime.

You mean the cold Spanish/Portuguese seafood rice dishes?

Yeah I know of those. But imagining cold spaghetti makes me kind of queasy...

Gim wrote:

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Any short grain rice.

What my aunt does for me is that she pours a small amount of rice oil into the rice before it is cooked, and, once it is cooked fully, the rice becomes soft and fluffy.

Cetacea wrote:

Risottia wrote:Rather largely overrated, especially in a world that offers also Bauchspeck, pancetta arrotolata, coppa di Parma and guanciale...

Bauchspeck is german bacon (an old name for it is indeed bachen), pancetta is italian bacon - I say we cover the world in Bacon!!!!

and isn't guancile a salami?

Infected Mushroom wrote:

Gim wrote:
It exists. With shrimps and other seafood? It's a good menu during the summertime.

You mean the cold Spanish/Portuguese seafood rice dishes?

Yeah I know of those. But imagining cold spaghetti makes me kind of queasy...

Gim wrote:

Infected Mushroom wrote:
You mean the cold Spanish/Portuguese seafood rice dishes?

Yeah I know of those. But imagining cold spaghetti makes me kind of queasy...

Oh, no. I don't like spaghetti, even if it is heated the correct way.

Risottia wrote:

Cetacea wrote:
Bauchspeck is german bacon (an old name for it is indeed bachen), pancetta is italian bacon - I say we cover the world in Bacon!!!!

and isn't guancile a salami?

Nope, it's a dry-cured pork jowl.

Infected Mushroom wrote:

Gim wrote:
Oh, no. I don't like spaghetti, even if it is heated the correct way.

I see...

Interesting, you dislike spaghetti? Really? Okay.

Its one of my favourites when cooked right. But the spectrum of a spaghetti dish for me can range from completely unacceptable to completely delicious.

Gim wrote:

Infected Mushroom wrote:
I see...

Interesting, you dislike spaghetti? Really? Okay.

Its one of my favourites when cooked right. But the spectrum of a spaghetti dish for me can range from completely unacceptable to completely delicious.

Well, I dislike it less when it has Alfredo sauce on it. I really don't like the red Italian tomato sauce. Tomatoes and I really do not get along.

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:

Gim wrote:
Well, I dislike it less when it has Alfredo sauce on it. I really don't like the red Italian tomato sauce. Tomatoes and I really do not get along.

Make a garlic based sauce. It's very light on the stomach and easy to make. Just use olive oil, sauteed onions and garlic and salt and pepper to taste. It's amazingly good. Even add some bacon bits (actual bacon, not those red chips). It is awesome.