On Tue, 18 Nov 2014 10:47:02 -0700, graham > wrote:

>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

Batali always used to tell us what area of Italy a dish came from. He
then would explain some of the reasons for regional differences. Just
what you would expect if you sat down and though about it.
Janet US