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[PJ Tucker] Italian Food In America Is Way Better Than Italian Food In Italy



Source: https://twitter.com/hoopshype/status/1651234459901984771?s=46&t=qCt2zLPEKne-EV6je-PlRw

by DanM142

28 Comments

  1. True-Match-6446

    Madone…that’s a spicy take from the Dogman.

  2. He also isn’t a fan of German food.

    >Boiled everything. I hated the smell of it. The wurst? The worst.

  3. TatersTot

    They’re different cuisines at this point

  4. Successful-Bag2366

    Where did that man go in Italy? Was he in Sicily? Naples? Rome? Florence? Venice? Liguria? Did he even try food in Emiglia-Romagna?

  5. So basically he likes Italian-American food more than actual Italian food. I think many Americans would probably feel the same

  6. Immynimmy

    Paywall. And reader view isn’t doing the trick. Does anyone have the full article text?

  7. Regit_Jo

    My mom has the same take. However I personally think it’s about more where you are. Food is bound to be different between Sicily, Napoli, Rome, Turin and Milan

  8. yesmrbevilaqua

    Carmela: How’s the food?

    Tony: It’s ok, lotta fish

  9. RealPrinceJay

    Pizza in NY, Philly, and Jersey > pizza in Italy

    Everything else I give an edge to the motherland

  10. Brokromah

    I dunno man my brother in law is Italian and they really do have a food oriented culture way more so than we do here. The fast food industry is obviously not what it is over here and I feel like that has a big impact, not just in Italy but in Spain (where my wife is from) and a bunch of other Western European countries.

    Even the grocery store food from their big chains is much more authentic (I can personally attest to Mercadona in Spain).

    My brother in law literally takes four hours to make Ragu sauce haha. It’s what he made the first time he was teaching me to cook and when he said it takes 4 hours to make I thought he was kidding or messing with me.

    For me it’s really night and day.

  11. Anyone got the full article? I aint paying for this

  12. PuzzleheadedOne1428

    [PJ Tucker doesn’t know what the fuck he is talking about]

  13. jawntothefuture

    Americans are used to huge portions and no seasonality. Italy is all about regions and seasonality. Generally, food in Europe is superior to food here. I still love the USA though

  14. Will_I_survive_this

    100% agree. I didn’t like the food in Italy and I went to nice restaurants. I like the American version more.

  15. PrettyInPInkDame

    Breaking news: people have personal tastes

  16. I think most Americans would react like this were they ever to try the cuisines from other countries. Whenever I go to the US food tastes weird for me and waaaaaaay too sweet.

  17. DrewFlan

    I’ll never forget when I did a semester in Italy and made chicken Parmesan for my Italian roommate who had never even heard of it. Meanwhile my north-Jersey Italian friend used to rave about how his grandma had the best recipe because it came from when she lived in Italy as a kid.

  18. quacks_holligan

    I like American pizzas better for sure. I don’t like pasta either way.

    But tomatoes in Sorrento/the Amalfi Coast are god tier, and it’s not even close.

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