Talk:Chicken marsala

Palomdude wrote: I don't really know much about it, but I hope someone adds to this article because it should be on here. (Moved from article Fg2 11:06, 8 March 2007 (UTC))

Italian American incorrect

I learned first about this dish from an Italian friend whose mother used to cook it. So Chicken marsala isn't Italian American. Simply Italian would suffice. A particular recipe may be Italian American for sure. --Lindy (talk) 22:29, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

I disagree. I have lived in Italy for many years, in both the North and the South. The dish is not known here. Like other Italian American staples, spaghetti with meatballs etc., it probably has it's root in an Italian regional recipe, but has been adapted to suit American tastes. It certainly would not be served with pasta in Italy. Djkrysa (talk) 09:54, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

A few on-line recipes say that the source of the recipe is probably English families who lived in the west of Sicily. Is this an acceptable reference? http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-chicken-marsala.htm Djkrysa (talk) 10:21, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

Served with Pasta

According to this close Italian friend the main dish of meat is never served with pasta. With rice or potatoes or other vegetables, but never pasta. Pasta would be served as the first plate. --Lindy (talk) 22:32, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

That may be true in Italy, but I certainly have had Chicken Marsala numerous times while served next to or on top of pasta here in the US. I know I can't cite my personal experience in a Wikipedia article, but I thought I'd share it here as a counterpoint. -- Friejose (talk) 22:48, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

I don't know. If it's an italian dish (I'm italian, but I've never heard of it, my bad), it must be served without pasta as side dish. In italian cuisine pasta is never a side dish. Pasta is a first plate. So, imho, if it is an italian-american dish, it's right to insert in the article that it can be served with pasta; if it is an italian dish absolutely not. --79.19.170.105 (talk) 16:41, 31 August 2012 (UTC)

Garlic?

@Octoberwoodland: with respect to this edit, I surveyed a number of recipes. A number of more traditional appearing recipes, including the New York Times recipe cited in the article, have no garlic at all. The recipes that include garlic mostly call for minced garlic in the sauce. Do you have a source regarding the use of whole cloves? Ibadibam (talk) 05:04, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

@Ibadibam: Yes, but I think it applies to the recipe used by Romano's Macaroni Grill. It's a common ingredient in marsala dishes, but I agree with you it's mostly used in minced form. The recipes typically call for either garlic or chopped shallots. I will correct this. Octoberwoodland (talk) 05:56, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

@Ibadibam: If you order this dish at Romano's Macaroni Grill, they serve it with whole roasted garlic cloves. Their version of most Italian dishes is Tuscan style. Octoberwoodland (talk) 06:00, 11 April 2019 (UTC)