history: Is there a dish in the world that exhibits American comfort food more than spaghetti with meatballs?
knowledge: Spaghetti with meatballs (or spaghetti and meatballs) is an American dish consisting of spaghetti, tomato sauce and meatballs.
response: It's true, spaghetti and meatballs is American.
history: Is there a dish in the world that exhibits American comfort food more than spaghetti with meatballs?
It's true, spaghetti and meatballs is American.
That's right. Though it may be inspired by Italian dishes, it was Italian-American immigrants that came up with the dish.
knowledge: Italian writers often mock the dish as pseudo-Italian or non-Italian because, in Italy, meatballs are served only with egg-based baked pasta and are smaller.
response: In fact, Italian writers mocked spaghetti and meatballs. In Italy they only serve meatballs with egg-based baked pasta.
history: Is there a dish in the world that exhibits American comfort food more than spaghetti with meatballs?
It's true, spaghetti and meatballs is American.
That's right. Though it may be inspired by Italian dishes, it was Italian-American immigrants that came up with the dish.
In fact, Italian writers mocked spaghetti and meatballs. In Italy they only serve meatballs with egg-based baked pasta.
The ''real stuff'' is the American stuff.  But I know you can't order spaghetti and meatballs in Italy.  You can order spaghetti and a bolognese stew which are the two components, but you can't order them mixed together.
knowledge: Some baked pasta dishes from Apulia combine pasta and meat where meatballs, mortadella, or salami are baked with rigatoni, tomato sauce, and mozzarella, then covered with a pastry top.
response: Interesting. Have you ever had a baked pasta dish from Apulia that has meatballs, salami, or mortadella that is baked with tomato sauce, rigatoni and mozzarella cheese, then topped with pastry?
history: Is there a dish in the world that exhibits American comfort food more than spaghetti with meatballs?
It's true, spaghetti and meatballs is American.
That's right. Though it may be inspired by Italian dishes, it was Italian-American immigrants that came up with the dish.
In fact, Italian writers mocked spaghetti and meatballs. In Italy they only serve meatballs with egg-based baked pasta.
The ''real stuff'' is the American stuff.  But I know you can't order spaghetti and meatballs in Italy.  You can order spaghetti and a bolognese stew which are the two components, but you can't order them mixed together.
Interesting. Have you ever had a baked pasta dish from Apulia that has meatballs, salami, or mortadella that is baked with tomato sauce, rigatoni and mozzarella cheese, then topped with pastry?
Now that does sound tasty!  I'd certainly like to try that some time!  Can't have spaghetti and meatballs every day, you know?
knowledge: Italian cuisine is food typical from Italy.
response: Of course, Italian cuisine is food that is usually from Italy.