Italian food, meh. It's dropped lower and lower on my list over the years (excluding pizza).

I'm not really a fan either. South Asian cuisine pisses all over it. From a great height.

**** you both. It's just that too many places make bad Italian these days. If you ever tried my Bolognese you'd wet your pets with joy.

I just don't think it's that good tbh.

How many times are they going to combine cheese, pasta and tomato and call it a different dish?

Italian food is delicious, that doesn't mean it's the best though.

Same could be said with a lot of curries. The base is always very similar. It's what you do with it that can make it special.

True the base gravy is similar.

The sides & starters though :cool:

You'guys aware that there are huge regional varieties in Italian food, tight? And that modern pizza really isn't traditional Italian food? I feel like no one ever mentions the huge seafood aspect of Italian...

Cioppino, which originated in your back yard, has 100% Italian roots.

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Wild Plum Preserve (jam/jelly)

Ingredients:

2lb of plums
2lb of preserving sugar


Rinse all plums and slit with knife, put in a non metallic bowl, add sugar, cover with clean tea cloth and leave overnight.

Next day put plums and sugar into a large saucepan, heat gently until the sugar has dissolved. Bring to the boil and continue to boil for around 10 minutes until the jam reaches setting point.

Carefully remove stones. When the jam has set, transfer to sterilised jars, cover with tight fitting screw-top lids (this is important to prevent mold from forming).

Delicious!