Language watchdog backtracks on Buonanotte menu

Pasta will remain pasta and not “pâtes alimentaires.”

According to the Gazette, Quebec’s language watchdog has done a one-eighty and has backtracked on its attempt to change the menu at Montreal’s Buonanotte restaurant

An OQLF inspector provided a report on Wednesday urging the removal of names on the resto’s menu such as, pasta, carne, antipasti and pesce and replacing them with their French equivalent.

The descriptions of the dishes on the menu are provided in French.

The change of heart by the OQLF came about, after news of the decision sparked uproar on social media. It also brought about the hastag pastagate on Twitter and an anonymous at Quebec Pasta Twitter account.

The controversy made headlines as far away as the home of pasta, appearing on the website of the famous Italian daily Corriere della sera.

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