**Official Italian Bride Thread**

i looked into il fornetto and lundy's on emmons ave in shepshead bay.. they are both expensive.. but for a saturday night in the middle of summer they were the only two that have good food and were willing to give up their space for a 50 person party at 7pm.

THEY WERE BOTH VERY VERY VERY EXPENSIVE

OMG! I missed 2 days and you guys are on a roll! Here's my 2 cents in a nutshell!

I have started liking tripe recently, love veal, love rabbit most of the time, hate snails (actually, I love it the French way). Love seeing my old comforter wrapped around the fig tree and get drunk off of the smell of tomatoes cooking in the giant sauce pots in August. There's nothing like a simple plum tomato and bread sandwich in the middle of making the sauce. My father has been BANNED from making wine this year b/c it stinks up the whole house for months and my wedding is in November.

Italian was my first language but like some other posters, my brother did not know a word of English in kindergarten, SO, at 3 yrs old, my family switched to English in the house. We both did fine with our English, but my brother is a better Italian speaker than I am. My Italian is always always a mixture of Italian, Barese, & Abruzzese in one sentence. And of course, Napoletan now too b/c of FH. We will speak both languages to our kids but our parents will be relied on heavily for Italian, and they will go to Italian school at an early age.

HELP! I am not Sicilian so can someone please tell me what panella is? And is there another word for it that I might recognize?

DA77 panelli look a lil like pancakes onyl they're rectangular and not round. basically they're made with the flour of chick peas and deep fried in lots of oil. we eat them on heros and we pile on like 4 or 5 of them for the ultimate panelli sandwich. some people love adding extra salt or lemon or even ricotta cheese to them. i don't know where u live but if you're ever in brooklyn go to gino's on 18th avenue or joe's focacceria on ave. u and get a panelli sandwich...u won't regret it

edited to write chick peas - i wrote ceci beans before oops lol

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Posted by DA77
HELP! I am not Sicilian so can someone please tell me what panella is? And is there another word for it that I might recognize?

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Panelli is basically chick-pea dough seasoned and cooked in a pan until it thickens and gets sticky. Then it is refrigerated for a couple of hrs - and then sliced and fried. it is eaten with italian bread, and usually we add lemon, or ricotta.

This is the best I can remember - my mom makes it every now and then
Sicilian ladies - if I made a mistake - pls correct me - TIA!

This thread has me saying 'omg' out loud at my desk agreeing with alot of these traditions.

There was an Italian thread that went on for pages awhile back - Rosaria that was the panettone thread - you had me crying from laughter at my desk telling the story of your father

I actually spoke Italian first then learned English in school - I use to come home crying to my mom because the other kids would make fun of me saying 'why are you speaking Chinese?' I told my mom she is only allowed to speak Italian to my kids - I want them to learn it like I did -

FH isn't Italian - and I've tried teaching him words here and there - for whatever reason the only words that stuck were 'piano piano' and 'sei troppa bella' - which he says to my nonna -
The funniest has to be watching FH and my nonna communicate - my grandmother doens't speak a stitch of English and FH obviously soesn't understand Italian - YET they will stand there and ask each other questions in their respected language...it goes something like this

Nonna: Come Stai Jiiimmmie
FH: Work was ok
Nonna: E la tua Momma?
FH: It's so beautiful out right Nonna?
Nonna: Stamattina ho parlato con Luigi...stano bene
FH: Yea I can't wait to eat I'm starving
Nonna: bene bene

This goes on for like 10 minutes ALL THE TIME - my whole family stands there and laughs at them...

did anyone ever try onion pizza?

I make the best!!!!

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Posted by lasposabella

did anyone ever try onion pizza?

I make the best!!!!

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mmmm onion pizza with onions and breadcrumbs - its sooo yummy!

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Posted by Love4Eva

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Posted by lasposabella

did anyone ever try onion pizza?

I make the best!!!!

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mmmm onion pizza with onions and breadcrumbs - its sooo yummy!

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Actually I dont put breadcrumbs, I put black olives and lots and lots of spanish onions they're the sweetest...........my mouth right now is watering and cant wait to go home and start my week-end.
What is everyone doing this week-end?

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Posted by lasposabella

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Posted by Love4Eva

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Posted by lasposabella

did anyone ever try onion pizza?

I make the best!!!!

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mmmm onion pizza with onions and breadcrumbs - its sooo yummy!

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Actually I dont put breadcrumbs, I put black olives and lots and lots of spanish onions they're the sweetest...........my mouth right now is watering and cant wait to go home and start my week-end.
What is everyone doing this week-end?

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it still sounds yummy! i loveeee black spanish olives

On another note
did anyone ever hear that song from Shania Twain 'When you kiss me'?

Thumbellina - thats sooo funny the convo with your nonna and FH!!!

I kinda relate bc FH understands sicilian a little bit NOW (he is napolitan) - but when my nonna talks to him - he doesnt understand her and she only speaks sicilian and she talks soo fast - so he will sit there and nod and laugh at her - and just play along - and then I'll be like - did you understand her - and he'll be like 'not a word' and it;s so funny bc he'll start hysterical laughing with her - not havinga clue what shes talking abt

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Posted by lasposabella

did anyone ever try onion pizza?

I make the best!!!!

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i have and it's delicious. my mom calls it pizza genovese. She's actually making homemade pizza and arancini tonight - i'll save u a piece of the onion one

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Posted by pupidda122505

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Posted by lasposabella

did anyone ever try onion pizza?

I make the best!!!!

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i have and it's delicious. my mom calls it pizza genovese. She's actually making homemade pizza and arancini tonight - i'll save u a piece of the onion one

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oh wow, thank god I'm not pregnant

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Posted by Love4Eva

Thumbellina - thats sooo funny the convo with your nonna and FH!!!

I kinda relate bc FH understands sicilian a little bit NOW (he is napolitan) - but when my nonna talks to him - he doesnt understand her and she only speaks sicilian and she talks soo fast - so he will sit there and nod and laugh at her - and just play along - and then I'll be like - did you understand her - and he'll be like 'not a word' and it;s so funny bc he'll start hysterical laughing with her - not havinga clue what shes talking abt

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The funny thing is all of FH's friends are Italian/Sicilian - so he's picked up words here and there from being around them and their families - but I don't understand any southern dialect -(We're from Northern Italy) so when they talk I just stand there trying to make out what they are saying - I ususally understand two words out of the whole conversation...FH turns to me and is always like 'this is how I feel talking to YOUR family' So I try not to make too much fun of him...

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Posted by Thumballina
Nonna: Come Stai Jiiimmmie
FH: Work was ok
Nonna: E la tua Momma?
FH: It's so beautiful out right Nonna?
Nonna: Stamattina ho parlato con Luigi...stano bene
FH: Yea I can't wait to eat I'm starving
Nonna: bene bene

This goes on for like 10 minutes ALL THE TIME - my whole family stands there and laughs at them...

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This is one of the funniest things I have ever read on LIW