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Tuna what?

I made a batch of pasta sauce for my boys on the weekend and was putting labels on freezer containers when I suddenly stopped writing and wondered, is bolognese spelt ‘bolognese’ or ‘bolognaise’? I’m pretty sure I’ve seen both version and agonized several minutes over which was correct. Now that I’m typing it in, my spell check is indicating that the latter is incorrect.

That reminds me of the many cafe and restaurant chalkboards that misspell menu items. Here’s one from Equinox Cafe/Bar that made me stop short yesterday as I first spotted their version of this tuna salad.

tuna nicoise

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4 Responses to “Tuna what?”

  1. Pinky Says:
    April 21st, 2009 at 7:15 pm

    To clear it up… bolognese is the correct Italian spelling. Bolognaise is the English bastardisation of the word to suit our pronunciation. The legit one is bolognese.
    Pinky

  2. Hedonistic Hostess Says:
    April 28th, 2009 at 9:18 pm

    LOL – that salt in bocca one is hilarious!

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    May 1st, 2009 at 5:42 pm

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  4. Michael Shafran Says:
    June 18th, 2009 at 6:21 am

    Both of the spellings are correct. Bolognese is the Italian spelling, while Bolognaise is the French spelling. Even so, I’d recommend spelling it as Bolognese if it’s a true Italian dish.

    On another note, I’ve had “My Favourite Foods” on my blog Gosstronomy.com’s list of top food sites for more than a year. Any chance of getting a link from you as well? Y’know, we food bloggers gotta stick together :)

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