Do you have Sunday lasagna?
la-SA-gna — three syllables, 'gn' is nasal palatal like 'ny'. Stress on second.
On Sundays at a family trattoria — lasagna is the traditional Italian Sunday lunch dish and is only available on the day.
In Italy, lasagna ('lasagne') is historically a Sunday dish because it requires long preparation: making the béchamel, the ragù (cooked for hours), the fresh pasta, and the assembly. Many trattorias only make it on Sundays and it sells out by 1 pm.
La lasagna è fatta con pasta fresca?
Is the lasagna made with fresh pasta?
Authentic Italian lasagna always uses fresh egg pasta, not dried
Ha la besciamella?
Does it have béchamel?
Authentic Italian lasagna includes béchamel — without it is a different dish
Ne è rimasta ancora?
Is there any left?
Ask quickly — Sunday lasagna often sells out by midday
In Emilia-Romagna, Sunday lunch means lasagne verdi al forno — green pasta (with spinach), Bolognese ragù, béchamel, and Parmigiano. This is the dish that defines Sunday for millions of Italians. The grandmother's lasagna is often discussed with the same reverence as a masterwork of art.