Comments on: Ma Mère M’a Dit http://yukonjen.com/ma-mere-ma-dit/ My life since 2005 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:15:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lara http://yukonjen.com/ma-mere-ma-dit/comment-page-1/#comment-476 Lara Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:04:04 +0000 http://yukonjen.com/?p=1512#comment-476 Hey Jen, I'm finally catching up with your site and just came across this post. Your Ludo is correct, cheese and seafood just don't mix in Italy. Although, like so many unwritten Italian rules, it seems as though exceptions can be made. I've been told that under absolutely no conditions is it allowed to serve cheese with any kind of seafood: pasta, risotto, you name it. However, I've made a recipe for Spaghetti with Mussels & Pecorino that was handed down through an Italian family over many years, and I've watched with a mixture of horror and pleasure as my Venetian relatives topped their seafood risotto with plenty of parmigiano. So, when it comes down to it, when in Italy if you'd like to be considered a respectable human being do not ever ask for cheese with your seafood, but in the confines of your own home... sprinkle away! Hey Jen,
I’m finally catching up with your site and just came across this post. Your Ludo is correct, cheese and seafood just don’t mix in Italy. Although, like so many unwritten Italian rules, it seems as though exceptions can be made. I’ve been told that under absolutely no conditions is it allowed to serve cheese with any kind of seafood: pasta, risotto, you name it.

However, I’ve made a recipe for Spaghetti with Mussels & Pecorino that was handed down through an Italian family over many years, and I’ve watched with a mixture of horror and pleasure as my Venetian relatives topped their seafood risotto with plenty of parmigiano. So, when it comes down to it, when in Italy if you’d like to be considered a respectable human being do not ever ask for cheese with your seafood, but in the confines of your own home… sprinkle away!

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