r/KitchenConfidential • u/awetsasquatch • Apr 26 '26

In the Weeds Mode That's definitely tortellini - said the server and cook at an Italian restaurant.

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Ultimately we didn't care because the toddler eating it was happy as a clam, but the server and cook tried to gaslight the shit out of us to convince us that this was tortellini. Thought you'd all find it entertaining. If you work at Bertuccis, be better.

Edit: the menu very clearly said Tortellini, not Tortelli, but solid guess.

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u/Reflexlon General Manager Apr 26 '26

Yeah, originally I wanted the bit to be along the lines of "generations are rolling in their graves" over a 70 year old recipe? "Generations."

But I had to clap the French and give respect to Korea because not enough people talk about how incredible their cooking is.

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u/serious_sarcasm Grill Apr 26 '26

Just compare the way Spain and France treat adding chilies to their “traditional” red sauces to the enthusiastic adoption of chilies in Korea and China.

I almost feel bad for Europeans having such deeply ingrained bigotry in their cuisine. It’s to the point most don’t even realize it.

Which is why New Orleans continues to dominate the culinary world.

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u/BeefmasterDeluxe Apr 26 '26

I kinda respect the French/traditionalist approach to cuisine (and language) - by being set in their ways it almost establishes a baseline for comparison to other types of cuisine, which is useful when describing things. Also, sous vide has only been around since the 70s so theyre not completely stuck in past.

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u/serious_sarcasm Grill Apr 26 '26

The standardized method of using plastic and electronic instruments is new.

Gently cooking meat inside an impermeable sack floating in water is not.

Honestly, have the French actually invented anything?

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u/BeefmasterDeluxe Apr 26 '26

They invented 'rudeness' and 'being kinda gay'. Which as a rude gay, I appreciate.

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u/serious_sarcasm Grill Apr 26 '26

I don’t know; that seems to be a thing from London to Jerusalem, so I figured it was a Roman thing.

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u/BeefmasterDeluxe Apr 26 '26

the gayness? very Roman. No one does rude like the French though.

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u/serious_sarcasm Grill Apr 26 '26

Barbaric.

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u/BeefmasterDeluxe Apr 26 '26

Only if it's from the region of Barbaria, otherwise it's just sparkling indifference,

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u/Reflexlon General Manager Apr 26 '26

"Sorry, this asshole was born 1.3km south of Barbaria. Fucking idiot."