Date: 2016-03-04 09:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bateleur.livejournal.com
I think there's a case to be made for being a bit more descriptivist about one's minestrone. The authenticity thing is all very well, but after four decades of the thin, vaguely tomatoey stuff with pasta floating in it the idea of declaring that to be "not minestrone" seems pointless.

(See also the thing about bolognese being made with milk and wine and absolutely no tomato.)

Date: 2016-03-04 09:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] venta.livejournal.com
I agree. But I don't think anyone is suggesting that the thin, vaguely tomatoey stuff with pasta isn't minestrone. Just that lots of other, nice things also are!

Date: 2016-03-04 09:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] venta.livejournal.com
Oh, no, wait. Thin. Maybe we are saying it isn't.

I still agree though :-)

Date: 2016-03-04 09:34 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bateleur.livejournal.com
In the future, everything will be minestrone. ;-)

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