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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think America has the best food culture because it is a melting pot so brings flavors and techniques from all over the world plus it is incredibl rich with incredible distribution networks so you can get an amazing variety of foods in all seasons in almost all places.

That’s not to say that there’s not a lot of crap here.  But if I had to pick one country in which to eat for my whole life, it would be the U.S.  second pick would probably be Italy in part because I really like even causal fast food there (pizza, cured meats, etc.), and Italy does have a great range of food because it was the melting pot of the Middle Ages/rennaissance, bringing food from most of the world together.

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What Americans don’t realize is that Italian food varies greatly by region. In southern Italy (Naples) you will not find any butter or cream based pasta sauces. They use strictly olive oil. If you ask for butter in a restaurant they will give
you a dismissive snort/shrug and tell you they have none. This idea that Italian food is one single cuisine is an American concept. Italy was, until quite recently, made up of several kingdoms. Northern Italy’s food is closely linked to Austrian/German food. America had a large number of Southern Italian immigrants which created the idea of “Italian American” food. It’s not a true representation of Italian food in Italy. [/quote]

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