Reply #71: I am NOT saying they are the same thing, obviously.

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What I'm saying is, when push comes to shove, a SHITLOAD of things can be subsituted one for another.

If one is an area where one cannot get Chorizo, which would be most of America, one can subsitute Kielbasa. Will it be the same? Obviously not, but it will be close enough for shits and giggles. Should she have said something other than Kielbasa? Yeah, maybe she should have - but you know what? If someone is in an area that doesn't have Chorizo, they're in an area that won't have anything suitable as a substitue.

Jesus, learn how to make subsitutions.

What's the sense of saying "If you can't find prosciutto, then use pancetta"? Or "If you can't find black truffles, use white truffles"?

Get a grip.