OK, What's For Lunch or Tea Today?

[Beobloke]

Italian stodge...

nah just kidding I like a bit of cannelloni.

I love cannelloni but am disappointed that it’s usually served with a vegetarian filling (like spinach and ricotta). A meat cannelloni seems to be a rare thing in the UK, even in Italian restaurants.

[Marco]

Lol... You're obsessed with meat! That's because in Italy, what you want doesn't exist (at least outwith of tourist stodge-holes)!

Cannelloni is traditionally filled with ricotta and spinach, and served with a MEAT SAUCE. i.e. Ragu, so that's where you get your meat hit, and which contrasts nicely with the veggie filling. Therefore, making it lighter and not as heavy, as remember Italians NEVER eat pasta as a main course; it's always a starter, served before the meat (or fish) dishes

Del didn't do the meat sauce on hers, so she could eat it, as she's veggie - there you go, read and learn!

Marco.

[Marco]

nice

Cheers, mate. It slipped down nicely, as the bishop said to the actress

Marco.

[Marco]

Italian stodge...

nah just kidding I like a bit of cannelloni.

Lol, no it is, really, but much more palatable for me

Marco.

[Macca]

I love cannelloni but am disappointed that it’s usually served with a vegetarian filling (like spinach and ricotta). A meat cannelloni seems to be a rare thing in the UK, even in Italian restaurants.

yes, if something didn't die, it's not a proper meal.

Pizza Express used to do one, don't know if they still do. Or if Pizza Express still exists for that matter.

[Lawrence001]

I love cannelloni but am disappointed that it’s usually served with a vegetarian filling (like spinach and ricotta). A meat cannelloni seems to be a rare thing in the UK, even in Italian restaurants.

Isn't a meat cannelloni just a lasagne rolled up into a tube?

[struth]

oddly i always made mine the wrong way. meat inside and veg outside.. tbh now i think of it the italian way makes more sense

[Marco]

Isn't a meat cannelloni just a lasagne rolled up into a tube?

Not really, because unlike cannelloni, lasagne is traditionally a meat dish (layers of pasta with a meat sauce in between), so no spinach or ricotta in sight

Plus, remember, meat cannelloni is a non-entity in Italy, so any comparison is moot!

Marco.

[Beobloke]

Lol... You're obsessed with meat! That's because in Italy, what you want doesn't exist (at least outwith of tourist stodge-holes)!

Cannelloni is traditionally filled with ricotta and spinach, and served with a MEAT SAUCE. i.e. Ragu, so that's where you get your meat hit, and which contrasts nicely with the veggie filling. Therefore, making it lighter and not as heavy, as remember Italians NEVER eat pasta as a main course; it's always a starter, served before the meat (or fish) dishes

Del didn't do the meat sauce on hers, so she could eat it, as she's veggie - there you go, read and learn!

Marco.

Read and understood, sir!

Sorry sir!

[Marco]

Lol - if you ever get to visit (and I hope so, as Del would love to meet Ursula and you), she says she'll make you a meat one, with a meat sauce, 'cos you seem like a beefy boy!

Marco.