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marssaxmantoday at 3:05 AM1 replyview on HN

I just tried your experiment, first asking for a bolognese sauce recipe in English, then translating the prompt to Italian and asking again. The recipes did contain some notable differences. Where the English version called for ground beef, the Italian version used a 2:1 mix of beef and pancetta; the Italian version further recommended twice as much wine, half as much crushed tomato, and no tomato paste. The cooking instructions were almost the same, save for twice as long a simmer in the Italian version.

More authentic, who knows? That's a tricky concept. I do think I'd like to try this robot-Italian recipe next time I make bolognese, though; the difference might be interesting.


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rkomorntoday at 3:09 AM

FWIW, and tangential, the biggest (and time consuming) difference I ever found in making bolognese was hand cutting the meat instead of getting it ground.

The texture was way better. It's a pain to do (obviously) but worth trying at least once, IMO.

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