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[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Most of Italian recipes are very simple. The focus usually is on quality on the ingredients and if they are good, a pizza with just mozzarella and tomatoes is already delicious. That said, even in Italy there are plenty of types of pizzas, but most of them don't have 20 ingredients, I suppose the point is that you actually want to taste what you eat, which is not the case when you mix many different things. There is a very messy and rich pizza (capricciosa) with a lot of toppings though (more than one obviously, but this is the most common).

Personally I am a margherita person, simple and boring is perfect, as long as it tastes great.

P.s. Giuseppe :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

That makes sense. But also I find it amusing because Romans had the opposite attitude with food of “you know what everything I ever eat needs? A fuck ton of fermented fish sauce”. Which like, both attitudes are great, but it is an amusing evolution of culture over two millennia

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Romans were food snobs too, though. One common insult was "chickpea-eater" because roasted chickpeas were poor people food. Thing is, roasted chickpeas are fucking delicious - I really wish fresh chickpeas in the pod were easier to find (in the US).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

It actually makes sense, because Italian history is far from a continuum. In fact, most "Italian cuisine" is actually less than 100 years old!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

simple and boring is perfect, as long as it tastes great.

As a Regina enjoyer I agree 100%

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

If that's what you prefer, may I recommend the place Where Life Makes Sense instead of "worse Winnipeg"?