Once again a typical Italian dish seems to have been mismastered abroad, once again the Italians are standing on their hind legs. This time, Minister of Agriculture Francesco Lollobrigida was bothered by the jar of carbonara sauce (with cream) that he found in the Delhaize shop of the European Parliament in Brussels. Are Italians so sensitive when others touch their kitchen? We ask the Genk-Italian star chef Peppe Giacomazza: “Simplicity is the greatest wealth of Italian cuisine.”
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Why Italians are always angry when their cuisine is ‘mismastered’: “You don’t put pineapple on Belgian fries, do you?”
Bytaketonews
Nov 21, 2025