tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644069876393769448.post399165370224464672..comments2023-10-09T10:39:32.555-04:00Comments on Home To Italy: You are not eating Italian food in America!Lee Laurinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05200596679688870668noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644069876393769448.post-1944790098173358482014-02-15T12:32:47.760-05:002014-02-15T12:32:47.760-05:00I am so glad you shared your opinion with all my r...I am so glad you shared your opinion with all my readers... I was amazed how many 'cooks' are out there. It is more difficult to prepare wonderful food without the best ingredients and if you have never been able to go Home to Italy you have nothing to compare it to. And often the work day here is more than 10 or 12 hrs (with the commute and work at home) so time to cook is limited. You should share other opinions with us, you seem to have a strong opinion on how to correct our mistakes....share.Lee Laurinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05200596679688870668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644069876393769448.post-3790148366775768982014-02-15T07:30:11.621-05:002014-02-15T07:30:11.621-05:00You're not eating Italian food in the US! Well...You're not eating Italian food in the US! Well of course you're not. It's Americanized. Those smart, creative Italian immigrants in the States came up with some great new ideas and creations using different primary ingredients (the tomatoes are different, the water, the cheese...not to mention the cultural influences...). I don't think of an Italian beef sandwich as Italian. It's a Chicago thing. And of course the food here in Italy is different...they have a different attitude toward tradition and change. Please stop with these static notions of what is Italian and what is American. It is so tired. THINK ANTHROPOLOGY. Cultures change. Things change. They are in flux. For better and for worse. Of course the food from other cultures changes through the process of immigration. These cuisines are like second or third cousins. Stop insisting they be exact replicas. It's irritating and exhausting. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com