Does making carbonara with pancetta instead of guanciale make you a better chef?

[El Manzo]

tradition or innovation?

 

[Kewpie]

No eggy food please

I'm sorry I don't like eggy food, never had carbonara.

I bet you're an excellent cook anyway.

 

[El Manzo]

Re: No eggy food please

I'm sorry I don't like eggy food, never had carbonara.

I bet you're an excellent cook anyway.

Really? Too bad, you are really missing something...
To be honest I'm not that mad about eggs, but for some reason 'la carbonara' is one of my favourite kind of pasta.

I'm not 'excellent' but I'm a decent cook... getting better with age

So what's your favourite pasta dish? (assuming you like pasta).

 

[EPbabe]

I usually make it with sliced bacon. It's not very easy to find pancetta here.

 

[El Manzo]

I usually make it with sliced bacon. It's not very easy to find pancetta here.

OMG!!! That's a crime!

 

[EPbabe]

OMG!!! That's a crime!

The end justifies the means.

 

[El Manzo]

The end justifies the means.

Right

Machiavelli would be proud of you, bb

 

[EPbabe]

Right

Machiavelli would be proud of you, bb

Thank you fine sir. I make a bloody great carbonara too. (I bet you wouldn't notice that it's not made with pancetta....)

 

[El Manzo]

Thank you fine sir. I make a bloody great carbonara too. (I bet you wouldn't notice that it's not made with pancetta....)

Sure darling, I'll be too busy watching those sparkling dark eyes, to care about the fu@#ing carbonara...

 

[EPbabe]

Sure darling, I'll be too busy watching those sparkling dark eyes, to care about the fu@#ing carbonara...

Looks like I'm forgiven for the bacon!

 

[El Manzo]

Looks like I'm forgiven for the bacon!

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