What is Bologna, Italy known for?
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Bologna La Grassa
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Why is Bologna called la grassa/ the fat one? ‘Bologna La Rossa’ the red one and ‘La Dotta’ the learned. Bologna is well known for these nicknames, so what do they mean and why are they attributed to this stunning city?
Read MoreRagu' or Bolognese?
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Ragu' or Bolognese?
In the UK we've all grown up with Spaghetti Bolognese thinking we were eating an authentic Italian dish! In general terms it's partially Italian but there are key differences!
Ragu' alla bolognese which is the name of the meat sauce, is from Bologna. The Bolognese means something from Bologna. A local could say they are Bolognese, the same as my Husband is Milanese as he's from Milan.
It's served with tagliatelle not spaghetti. Spaghetti doesn't hold the thick sauce the way tagliatelle does.
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