Category Archives: Italoamericani

“Italian” Food that isn’t Italian

Posted on October 13, 2016 by babbityjean

We all know now that spaghetti with meatballs is not an Italian dish.  Spaghetti is Italian and meatballs are Italian.  But spaghetti with enormous meatballs is an Italian-American dish, which is a different cuisine. The 7.5 million Italians who emigrated … Continue reading →

Posted in Abitudini, Cucina italiana, Differenze culturali, English, Foto, Italia, Italoamericani, New York | 1 Comment

L’Effetto Roseto

Posted on September 10, 2015 by babbityjean

Nel 1882, un gruppo di undici uomini partì da Roseto Valfortore nella Puglia per sfuggire alla povertà estrema del loro villaggio di montagna. Gli uomini emigrarono dall’Italia all’America e alla fine si stabilirono in Pennsylvania vicino alle montagne di Pocono. … Continue reading →

Posted in Differenze culturali, Italia, Italiano, Italoamericani, Puglia | 3 Comments

 The Roseto Effect

Posted on September 10, 2015 by babbityjean

In 1882, a group of 11 men departed from Roseto Valfortore in the Puglia region of Italy to escape the extreme poverty of their mountain village. They emigrated to America and, in the end, settled in Pennsylvania in the foothills … Continue reading →

Posted in Abitudini, Differenze culturali, English, Foto, Italia, Italoamericani, Puglia, Storia | 4 Comments