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==History==
==History==
It is widely believed that spaghetti with meatballs was an innovation of early 20th-century Italian immigrants in [[New York City]]; the [[National Pasta Association]] (originally named the National Macaroni Manufacturers Association) is said to be the first organization to publish a recipe for it, in the 1920s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDm3gtKLaVw|title=YouTube|publisher=|accessdate=23 September 2014}}</ref> Italian writers often mock the dish as pseudo-Italian or non-Italian.<ref>Filippo Piva, "Gli spaghetti con le polpette e gli altri falsi miti della cucina italiana all’estero", ''Wired'' Italy, 29 July 2014 [http://www.wired.it/lifestyle/food/2014/07/29/piatti-non-italiani/ full text]</ref> However, pasta served with meatballs and tomato sauce are found in southern Italy and are documented earlier than the American version:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://italianfood.about.com/bio/Kyle-Phillips-1661.htm|title=Kyle Phillips: Biography|work=About|accessdate=23 September 2014}}</ref> Furthermore, there is a recipe for rigatoni and meatballs In The Silver Spoon or [[Il cucchiaio d'argento ]], a comprehensive Italian cookbook.
It is widely believed that spaghetti with meatballs was an innovation of early 20th-century Italian immigrants in [[New York City]]; the [[National Pasta Association]] (originally named the National Macaroni Manufacturers Association) is said to be the first organization to publish a recipe for it, in the 1920s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDm3gtKLaVw|title=YouTube|publisher=|accessdate=23 September 2014}}</ref> Italian writers often mock the dish as pseudo-Italian or non-Italian.<ref>Filippo Piva, "Gli spaghetti con le polpette e gli altri falsi miti della cucina italiana all’estero", ''Wired'' Italy, 29 July 2014 [http://www.wired.it/lifestyle/food/2014/07/29/piatti-non-italiani/ full text]</ref> However, there is a recipe for rigatoni and meatballs in [[Il cucchiaio d'argento]], a comprehensive Italian cookbook, and pasta served with meatballs and tomato sauce are found in southern Italy and are documented earlier than the American version:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://italianfood.about.com/bio/Kyle-Phillips-1661.htm|title=Kyle Phillips: Biography|work=About|accessdate=23 September 2014}}</ref>


:"...though Spaghetti with meatballs are rare in Italy there are Italian precursors: I have had spaghetti with tiny meatballs in Puglia, [Sicilian food authority] Pino Correnti notes that meatballs were a common addition to feast day pasta sauces in Sicily..."<ref>[http://italianfood.about.com/od/regionalcuisines1/ss/aa040406_5.htm Info on origins of Spaghetti and meatballs on About.com]</ref>
:"...though Spaghetti with meatballs are rare in Italy there are Italian precursors: I have had spaghetti with tiny meatballs in Puglia, [Sicilian food authority] Pino Correnti notes that meatballs were a common addition to feast day pasta sauces in Sicily..."<ref>[http://italianfood.about.com/od/regionalcuisines1/ss/aa040406_5.htm Info on origins of Spaghetti and meatballs on About.com]</ref>

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Spaghetti with meatballs
Spaghetti with meatballs
CourseMain course
Place of originUnited States
Region or stateNew York City, New York
Created byItalian Americans
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsSpaghetti, tomato sauce, meatballs
Close-up view of spaghetti with meatballs

Spaghetti with meatballs (or spaghetti and meatballs) is an Italian-American dish that usually consists of spaghetti, tomato sauce and meatballs.[1]

History

It is widely believed that spaghetti with meatballs was an innovation of early 20th-century Italian immigrants in New York City; the National Pasta Association (originally named the National Macaroni Manufacturers Association) is said to be the first organization to publish a recipe for it, in the 1920s.[2] Italian writers often mock the dish as pseudo-Italian or non-Italian.[3] However, there is a recipe for rigatoni and meatballs in Il cucchiaio d'argento, a comprehensive Italian cookbook, and pasta served with meatballs and tomato sauce are found in southern Italy and are documented earlier than the American version:[4]

"...though Spaghetti with meatballs are rare in Italy there are Italian precursors: I have had spaghetti with tiny meatballs in Puglia, [Sicilian food authority] Pino Correnti notes that meatballs were a common addition to feast day pasta sauces in Sicily..."[5]

Pasta of various kinds with meatballs are part of the culinary tradition of the Abruzzo, Apulia, Sicily, and other parts of southern Italy. Names for these dishes include pasta seduta 'seated pasta' and maccaroni azzese in Apulia.[6][7][8]

Totally different are the baked pasta dishes from Apulia, where meatballs, mortadella, or salami are baked with rigatoni, tomato sauce, and mozzarella, then covered with a pastry top.[9]

Other pasta recipes include slices of meat rolled up with cheese, cured meats and herbs (involtini in Italian), but most commonly pasta is garnished with the sauce and served separately from the meats cooked in the sauce itself.

See also

References

  1. ^ Dickie, John (2008). Delizia!: The Epic History of the Italians and Their Food. Simon and Schuster. pp. 225–226. ISBN 1416554009. Retrieved March 2013. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ "YouTube". Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  3. ^ Filippo Piva, "Gli spaghetti con le polpette e gli altri falsi miti della cucina italiana all’estero", Wired Italy, 29 July 2014 full text
  4. ^ "Kyle Phillips: Biography". About. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  5. ^ Info on origins of Spaghetti and meatballs on About.com
  6. ^ Oretta Zanini de Vita, Encyclopedia of Pasta (2009, ISBN 0520944712), p. 315, with ziti
  7. ^ Accademia Italiana della Cucina, "Maccaroni Azzese"
  8. ^ "Ricetta Spaghetti con le polpettine - Le ricette di Paciulina". Le Ricette di Paciulina.it. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Pasta asciutta alla pugliese", in Touring Club of Italy, La cucina del Bel Paese, p. 292

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