Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

[CleverNickName]

A client (and friend of mine) just got back from his trip to Naples, Italy, and was devastated to learn that pepperoni pizza is an American invention, and not an Italian one. Sure, he could find pepperoni (salamino picante) on lots of menus, and he could order it, but it was always listed under "American toppings" or whatever and that bothered him.

"And I had to tell them I wanted sauce!" Seriously, dude? You flew 6000 miles to tell them that? Did you think they forgot?

Anyway. The moral of the story, if there is one: don't let "authenticity" tell you what's good.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

A client (and friend of mine) just got back from his trip to Naples, Italy, and was devastated to learn that pepperoni pizza is an American invention, and not an Italian one. Sure, he could find pepperoni (salamino picante) on lots of menus, and he could order it, but it was always listed under "American toppings" or whatever and that bothered him.

"And I had to tell them I wanted sauce!" Seriously, dude? You flew 6000 miles to tell them that? Did you think they forgot?

Anyway. The moral of the story, if there is one: don't let "authenticity" tell you what's good.

A plane ticket to New York City would have been a lot cheaper.

That said, Italian food in Italy has its own separate pleasures.

 

[Gradine]

Book of Vile Darkness was pretty cool:

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You make a persuasive argument

 

[Deset Gled]

A client (and friend of mine) just got back from his trip to Naples, Italy, and was devastated to learn that pepperoni pizza is an American invention, and not an Italian one. Sure, he could find pepperoni (salamino picante) on lots of menus, and he could order it, but it was always listed under "American toppings" or whatever and that bothered him.

"And I had to tell them I wanted sauce!" Seriously, dude? You flew 6000 miles to tell them that? Did you think they forgot?

Anyway. The moral of the story, if there is one: don't let "authenticity" tell you what's good.

You might have to have a sit down conversation with him about tomatoes.

 

[dragoner]

You make a persuasive argument

It had the weird fantasy D&D vibe down, cheesy, yet not unexpected or unbearable.

 

[dragoner]

A client (and friend of mine) just got back from his trip to Naples, Italy, and was devastated to learn that pepperoni pizza is an American invention, and not an Italian one. Sure, he could find pepperoni (salamino picante) on lots of menus, and he could order it, but it was always listed under "American toppings" or whatever and that bothered him.

"And I had to tell them I wanted sauce!" Seriously, dude? You flew 6000 miles to tell them that? Did you think they forgot?

Anyway. The moral of the story, if there is one: don't let "authenticity" tell you what's good.

When I lived in LA, an Italian friend taught us all how to make gnocchi, and wanted parmesan, someone bought some specialty in a bowl, and she tasted it: "Where is the salt? You should get the good stuff, in the green can."

 

[TiQuinn]

When I lived in LA, an Italian friend taught us all how to make gnocchi, and wanted parmesan, someone bought some specialty in a bowl, and she tasted it: "Where is the salt? You should get the good stuff, in the green can."

lol, I can respect that.

 

[DrunkonDuty]

There's a time and place for Kraft's stinky feet in a can. But I would never call it "the good stuff."

 

[Gradine]

There's a time and place for Kraft's stinky feet in a can. But I would never call it "the good stuff."

 

[Deset Gled]

There's a time and place for Kraft's stinky feet in a can. But I would never call it "the good stuff."

I've seen more than a couple (actual) Italian recipes where "parmesan" really just means "flavored salt". The Kraft stuff is pretty much the ideal tool for that job.