Obsession of Italians to keep "Italian" food authentic

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This is not in any way specific to Italians. There is nothing wrong with pride in national cuisine or in reminding people that certain versions of a food aren't the authentic product.

I love American fusion foods, I love American takes on ethnic foods including Chinese and Italian, and I love British takes on Indian cuisine. But I also adore the original thing. There's a place for all of it.

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When we got stationed in Italy, my mother cried because she hated Italian food so much. The American Italian food is pretty gross. We feel in love with Italian cuisine when living in Italy. We learned as much as we could and now I watch youtube videos in Italian when I want to figure out a recipe. I generally don't eat in America Italian restaurants. A lot of it is Southern Italian based and I lived on the north.

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Anonymous wrote:I think most cultures would be annoyed if you vulgarize their dishes, and particularly if you mistreat the ingredients, though I agree that the Italians are prouder than most.

If, for example, you put coke in a single malt, or mustard with jamon bellota, or curry inside a pierogi, the natives of these countries would have something to say. And ask Chinese-born people what they make of Chinese-American cuisine.

Masala-stuffed pierogi! That sounds fantastic.

I was just thinking the same thing.

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Anonymous wrote:Italian food is overrated, Italians are overrated, Italy is overrated. Other than that, it's all good.

I’m sure loads of Italians would say the same about Americans.

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Anonymous wrote:You should follow the twitter account Italians Mad at Food. It's gold.

Honestly, the french are similar. And a lot of industries have tried to copy and market Italian products but are of lower quality (olive oil, tomatoes, vinegar).

Did you watch Stanley Tucci's Italy series? Italian people are passionate about their food - it's their livelihood, their traditions, and they are damn good at it, too.

I am 3rd gen Italian and I still have impressions of my great grandparents & grandparents and the traditions we had around food. And it's very region specific in Italy. They are all different.

It's really a way to live, a philosophy of life. I think a lot of Americans miss out on it because they are used to eating bland, processed food. (That's ok too, just missing out on the joy that food can bring.)

I would say that America has better food/cooking than a lot of places.

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I’m German-American.

I loved my grandmother’s & great grandmother’s food growing up, and my cousins and I still make many of their recipes, but I’ve never heard anybody rip on an American version of strudel or rivel soup or anything. Part of it is that it’s so different that it hardly seems like the same food. Also, not to be too dark, but, while we are proud of our heritage, I think most Germans are pretty aware that we have lost the ability to playfully hate on other cultures for a few more generations.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m German-American.

I loved my grandmother’s & great grandmother’s food growing up, and my cousins and I still make many of their recipes, but I’ve never heard anybody rip on an American version of strudel or rivel soup or anything. Part of it is that it’s so different that it hardly seems like the same food. Also, not to be too dark, but, while we are proud of our heritage, I think most Germans are pretty aware that we have lost the ability to playfully hate on other cultures for a few more generations.

You haven't met my fil then!
DS had wisdom teeth removed and fil went on and on about how it is his Aryan superiority that is allowing DS to recover so fast. He says it to provoke me, yep. Since one grandkid did tests, it has been constant Aryan superiority drivel from him.
I had two grandparents in concentration camps.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m German-American.

I loved my grandmother’s & great grandmother’s food growing up, and my cousins and I still make many of their recipes, but I’ve never heard anybody rip on an American version of strudel or rivel soup or anything. Part of it is that it’s so different that it hardly seems like the same food. Also, not to be too dark, but, while we are proud of our heritage, I think most Germans are pretty aware that we have lost the ability to playfully hate on other cultures for a few more generations.

You haven't met my fil then!
DS had wisdom teeth removed and fil went on and on about how it is his Aryan superiority that is allowing DS to recover so fast. He says it to provoke me, yep. Since one grandkid did tests, it has been constant Aryan superiority drivel from him.
I had two grandparents in concentration camps.

That’s terrible. I’m sorry.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m German-American.

I loved my grandmother’s & great grandmother’s food growing up, and my cousins and I still make many of their recipes, but I’ve never heard anybody rip on an American version of strudel or rivel soup or anything. Part of it is that it’s so different that it hardly seems like the same food. Also, not to be too dark, but, while we are proud of our heritage, I think most Germans are pretty aware that we have lost the ability to playfully hate on other cultures for a few more generations.

You haven't met my fil then!
DS had wisdom teeth removed and fil went on and on about how it is his Aryan superiority that is allowing DS to recover so fast. He says it to provoke me, yep. Since one grandkid did tests, it has been constant Aryan superiority drivel from him.
I had two grandparents in concentration camps.

That’s terrible. I’m sorry.

Wow. I’m sorry too

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Anonymous wrote:Well, Italy has nothing else going for them other than their food so they have to be protective. Oh, and Ferrari.

And opera. And fashion. And Dante. And And some of the most beautiful buildings in the world. And the dulce vita. And barolo.

You are right. They have nothing except for the finest language, clothes, food, drink, architecture, countryside...

And they invented democracy and had running water thousands of years ago while PP’s ancestors were still living in tents. So much jealousy.

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Anonymous wrote:Italian food is overrated, Italians are overrated, Italy is overrated. Other than that, it's all good.

Go away, hater. You are just jealous.

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I wonder if part of it is rooted in their own regional prejudice. A lot (most?) Of the Italian food that was brought the US and developed into American Italian was from Southern Italy. Italians in the North just rip on Southern Italians as backwater hicks and think their food is pretty unsophisticated as well.

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Anonymous wrote:That video is kind of like when my dad came to the U.S. for the first time and ordered ribs.
Then he was "What the hell is this on it!" Did they cover it in sugar and ketchup?
He was all "Why, why, meat is so good on its own, no need to gross ketchup on it."
He did not eat it.
From former Yugoslavia.

My sil from Mexico City said the same about a lot of food. We put sugar on everything. She didn't understand "sweet beans" ie bbq beans we had at a cook out.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, Italy has nothing else going for them other than their food so they have to be protective. Oh, and Ferrari.

And opera. And fashion. And Dante. And And some of the most beautiful buildings in the world. And the dulce vita. And barolo.

You are right. They have nothing except for the finest language, clothes, food, drink, architecture, countryside...

And they invented democracy and had running water thousands of years ago while PP’s ancestors were still living in tents. So much jealousy.

Italians/Romans did not invent democracy! Geez. Ancient Greece, anyone?