On 18/11/2014 10:19 AM, Damaeus wrote:
> In news:rec.food.cooking, Janet B > posted on Tue,
> 18 Nov 2014 10:05:26 -0700 the following:
>
>> Not unexpected. Web sites from various countries do not carry just
>> recipes from the locale. People want to experience outside their
>> borders
>
> And some of us want the REAL THING, the way it's made in its home
> country.
>
> It's quite irritating to grow up eating Lasanga with some imaginary
> fellowship with somebody you don't know in Italy who might be eating
> exactly the same thing, only to find out from your Italian friend that
> what's served at Olive Garden has nothing to do with real Italian
> lasanga...at least not according to my friend. I think he did mention
> that some part of Italy has a tomato-y lasagna, but don't quote me.
> He'll get mad at me.
>
> Damaeus
>
Italian cuisine is *not* homogeneous. I remember Oliver, on his culinary
tour of Italy, served a meal from a different area to his hosts and they
found it very strange as it was so different to what they were used to.
Graham