15. A heated debate… Some call it gravy , The only thing that is certain, At least the name doesn’t affect the taste! Others call it sauce . is that no one can agree on what it should be called.
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20. The Mariani’s, like many similar Italian American families, have had to adapt to new and unfamiliar lifestyles and changes from what they were used to in their mother land. But with these changes, they have also introduced a new variety into their customs and evolved as a communal whole into what many know Italians as today. It is important to note that stereotypes are stereotypes and many Italians are not pasta eating, singing chefs as television commercials would make them appear to be, but are instead like persons from every other culture: people who enjoy eating and coming together as a family to enjoy food prepared in a traditional and familiar way.
