Italians say that we're doing Italian food incorrectly

[grantgallagher]

I will stand by and openly admit my love for sketti sauce (ketchup and butter) every once in a while.

i accept all the consequences of this statement.

[Mr. Bones]

Way I sees it, it's yer kitchen, yer cookers, yer foods, an yer plate...Eat what ya enjoy, Brother!

What do ya use this on? Purty much any pasta type item ya might have in th pantry, possibly even garlic toast mini pizzas????

Italian? Nope.

Intriguin? Yup.

Reckon I'd slip in some Italian seasonin, garlic salt, an top th whole shebang with some store boughten shaker can parmesan!!!

[grantgallagher]

Mr. Bones my fave is just a bowl of ravioli, lol

[painter]

Pineapple on pizza... The Italians obviously know a crime against nature when they see it!

[FireMan]

I’ll agree wiff everything, especially the cat soup on pizza, CEPT garlic toast. I can eat that anywhere, anytime.

[rickgregory]

I think that one is because they never eat bread with pasta. Same kind of thing, so you'd have one or the other.

[MarkN]

I suppose just about any country could claim that other countries don't do their food right. But if you don't live in the country in question, of course the food and preparation will be different or at least modified. From the list, a lot of the "don'ts" make a lot of sense. Two things I would NEVER put on pasta are ketchup and chili (I know fans of the Cincinnati style will disagree with me on the latter).

As a side note, I know that a LOT of people will say that Chinese food as served in the US is unrecognizable to anyone from China. But one time for work I was required to escort four visitors from China. Given the choice of restaurants, even in Chicago, they always wanted to dine at places like PF Chang. Or Kentucky Fried Chicken. Go figure.

[58limited]

Ehh, what do they know? They used to think tomatoes were poisonous.

[STEbbq]

We don’t make Italian food much other than pizza as it is too rich for us. We mostly do pasta for Thai dishes instead.

I see I am guilty of many mistakes:

1. Garlic bread. Seriously?!
2. Snapping pasta. I have a small pot? How else can I do it? Though I am fairly sure my wife never snaps it so we get half credit.
3. Adding oil to water. I did this a few times but I just do salt which seems much better. So once a mistake but no longer.

I am not sure if the knife comment refers to making pasta or eating it. But I always eat pasta with a knife and fork as my twirling skills seem to result in more messy eating.

[rickgregory]

1) WITH pasta. And I agree with them, it's weird to eat bread with pasta.
2) bigger pot? Different shape pasta? You can't twirl correctly if it's snapped. Also, depending on size, the spaghetti will soften in about 30 seconds and become bendable.
3) some people cut their pasta after cooking. It's...weird. Twirling is easy, just don't grab too much at once.

[STEbbq]

rickgregory hmm. Okay so garlic bread as a app is okay but not to eat alongside the pasta. Well, I am still failing then but maybe a bit less.

I guess my twirling problem is mostly with angel hair pasta as it is too thin. I much prefer the nice thick pasta strands.

[rickgregory]

Yeah i don't do angel hair anymore. Spaghetti is as thin as I go.

[Donw]

LOL. Italians can no more agree on styles of pizza or pasta dishes than North Americans can agree on our regional styles of pizza; whether french fries go best with vinegar, ketchup, mayonnaise or gravy; or whether beans belong in chili.

[rickgregory]

Yeah this is why I commented above that there are regional styles in Italy. Most of the things talked about feel more north/middle Italian (Florence and north)