# Do you sing when you cook Italian food? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [April 29, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sing-when-you-cook-italian-food/941053 "2021-04-29T19:03:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sing-when-you-cook-italian-food/941053/1 "2021-04-29T19:03:19Z")
What is it about cooking Italian food that makes one want to sing? I don’t do this for any other type food, just Italian: “When the moon hits your eye…” 😃 I was inspired to start this thread watching this video for Steak Pizzaiola. (lady is too cute): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jhMt9_u9K40/maxresdefault.jpg "Italian Grandma Makes Steak alla Pizzaiola") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhMt9_u9K40) ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sing-when-you-cook-italian-food/941053/2 "2021-04-29T19:20:10Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > What is it about cooking Italian food that makes one want to sing? Because there are actually songs about Italian food. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Je1doLS26jw/hqdefault.jpg "Atsa Matta") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je1doLS26jw) ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sing-when-you-cook-italian-food/941053/3 "2021-04-29T19:39:58Z")
Lol. Okay, now THIS will be the song I sing for now on when I cook Italian. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sing-when-you-cook-italian-food/941053/4 "2021-04-29T20:00:07Z")
Thanks to The Punisher (2004) movie, every time I cook Italian, I hear opera music in the back of my head, plus mental images of a truly horrible beatdown. It is darkly funny, and very violent, and certainly NSFW, so I’ll multi-spoiler it. If you are offended by violence, please don’t click. > **Summary** > > [Frank Castle vs Russian | The Punisher [2004] - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9izyQ7zdE2Y) But yes, something about Italian in particular brings out the music. But since I only make tomato based dishes during the 2-3 months I have fresh tomatoes coming in from my MiL’s garden, it’s very seasonal cooking for me. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sing-when-you-cook-italian-food/941053/5 "2021-04-29T23:20:23Z")
No, I swear out loud because I usually get sauce on my shirt. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sing-when-you-cook-italian-food/941053/6 "2021-04-30T06:14:17Z")
Actually, I sing when I cook ANY food, not just Italian. And that includes feeding the cat. But have you noticed that the Italian flag contains the same colors as much of Italian food? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sing-when-you-cook-italian-food/941053/7 "2021-04-30T12:09:16Z")
With the pizza Margherita that was intentional. With the rest, I guess it’s the coincidence of having a reasonable portion of the cuisine (at least the more well-known portion) based on starch (white), tomato (red), and herb (green). And, no, I don’t sing when I cook anything. I might listen to a podcast or some music when I cook, but that’s not linked to the cuisine I’m cooking, either. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sing-when-you-cook-italian-food/941053/8 "2021-04-30T12:20:18Z")
Dammit, I was just cookiing Italian last night (Chicken Pasta Fra Diavolo) and I totally forgot to sing! But I think Fra Diavolo is pseudo-Italian and actually originated in the US. ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sing-when-you-cook-italian-food/941053/9 "2021-04-30T12:21:34Z")
Ha! I watch the youtube channel Buon-A-Pettiti, too, and came in to link to it. I love to hear her sing Italian songs. And to watch her make lasagna and Italian wedding soup! But if I sing in the kitchen, it’s more likely to be of the “Atsa Matta” variety, because I don’t know any real Italian songs. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sing-when-you-cook-italian-food/941053/10 "2021-04-30T12:21:41Z")
Of course, Bugs Bunny takes “Atsa Matta for You” to its logical extreme when faced with Tz: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Dv5Tg1tVYXE/maxresdefault.jpg "Bugs Bunny - 'Atsa Matta for You'") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv5Tg1tVYXE) ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sing-when-you-cook-italian-food/941053/11 "2021-04-30T13:14:34Z")
Thanks loads for the Weird Al earworm. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9qYpYl49sng/maxresdefault.jpg ""Weird Al" Yankovic - Lasagna - A not-so-good fan edit") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qYpYl49sng)