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3 hours ago, weinoo said:
Significant Eater asked: "Is this caponata?" I had to roll my eyes.
Years ago, the Italian deliveryman from my local super brought my order into the kitchen. "Angelo" sniffed and hooted, "What's cooking? It smells wonderful!" I told him caponata. He stopped in his tracks, and yelled at me, correcting my pronunciation , "CAH ponata! CAH ponata!" Then mocked in a soprano voice "CA ponata!" He whirled and shaking his head left the house, but with a big grin.
2 hours ago, weinoo said:
Significant Eater asked: "Is this caponata?" I had to roll my eyes.
Years ago, the Italian deliveryman from my local super brought my order into the kitchen. "Angelo" sniffed and hooted, "What's cooking? It smells wonderful!" I told him caponata. He stopped in his tracks, and yelled at me, mimicking my pronunciation , "CAH ponata! CAH ponata!" Then mocked in a soprano voice "CA ponata!" He whirled and shaking his head left the house, but with a big grin.
By David Ross,
