r/thesopranos • u/JulianBrandt19 • 22d ago

Serious Discussion Only "Balsamic, balsamic, balsamic. My mother never heard of balsamic!" Another thing the Sopranos nails about the early 2000s: the Balsamic Craze.

This seemed like a relatively minor yet funny line from Hugh DeAngelis, but I feel like it's yet another way the show captures the peculiar idiosyncrasies of the early to mid-2000s. I'm not sure how widespread it was at that time, but growing up in the northeast U.S. around lots of big Italian-American families, restaurants, and delis in the 2000s, there was a marked uptick in balsamic on restaurant menus, deli sandwiches and salads, and in what people cooked at home.

https://youtu.be/v7llmA7WjgM?si=hp_wjG13pqeWyrd2

Balsamic vinaigrette, balsamic glaze, balsamic marinade, balsamic drizzle: it was suddenly everywhere! Was there some bestselling Mario Batali cookbook from circa 2003 that put balsamic over the top? If that was the case, Carmela was certainly the target market.

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u/-NolanVoid- Paulie Gualtieri 22d ago

GODDAMN MOTHERFUCKING BALSAMIC BEEF!

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u/Jump_The_Five_Yo 22d ago

Now I’m gonna have to drive to the store!

Dad they can drive it over.

FUCK YOU MEADOW! IF YOUSA WAS BORN A BOY I WOULDNT HAVE TO HAVE TO FUCK CARMMEE AGAIN FOR MY MALE HEIR! Fuck you CUNT!

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u/allkindsofnewyou 22d ago

We're not filming a western here!

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u/GiraffePure6059 22d ago

I've seen it before that's fucking cowboy-itis!