Interesting read on (what we think of as) Italian cuisine
The myth of traditional Italian cuisine has seduced the world. The truth is very different.
by Alberto Grandi ( #FoodHistory Prof at U Parma)
The comforting tourist-brochure idea of what Italian food looks like obscures a story shaped by hunger, migration and innovation
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/15/myth-traditional-italian-cuisine-food