Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Help Support The Rugby Forum :
Forums
Other Stuff
The Clubhouse Bar
Food!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="RedruthRFC" data-source="post: 1098403" data-attributes="member: 58362"><p>You'd hope so, but I hate the type of food snobbery that this closed-minded attitude implies and nowhere is it more applicable than in Italian cuisine. Italians tend to make dishes just like the previous generation made them, and the next generation will do what the current generation is doing, ad infinitum. It's far from inconceivable to me that someone else could take this blueprint and improve upon it, but in the comments section of every Italian recipe I've ever read, there's a queue of gatekeepers keen to point out why the recipe isn't authentic, as if this establishes them on some sort of moral / intellectual high ground.</p><p></p><p>The principles behind good fish and chips are no different to that of many Italian dishes - few ingredients, sourced to the best of the chef's ability, prepared with care and cooked carefully. Why shouldn't an Italian be able to do this just as well as someone who happens to have been born in their traditional home?</p><p></p><p>There's still a lot of takeaways that seem to focus on sourcing everything as cheaply as possible and making them as cheap to prepare as possible. Given that prices don't vary massively, hopefully the greater competition in the marketplace will see the lower quality outlets weeded out and will ultimately benefit the consumer. Since a Polish owned kebab shop has opened in my home town, marinading their own meats and cooking everything to order, a longstanding Turkish owned one has gone out of business.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RedruthRFC, post: 1098403, member: 58362"] You'd hope so, but I hate the type of food snobbery that this closed-minded attitude implies and nowhere is it more applicable than in Italian cuisine. Italians tend to make dishes just like the previous generation made them, and the next generation will do what the current generation is doing, ad infinitum. It's far from inconceivable to me that someone else could take this blueprint and improve upon it, but in the comments section of every Italian recipe I've ever read, there's a queue of gatekeepers keen to point out why the recipe isn't authentic, as if this establishes them on some sort of moral / intellectual high ground. The principles behind good fish and chips are no different to that of many Italian dishes - few ingredients, sourced to the best of the chef's ability, prepared with care and cooked carefully. Why shouldn't an Italian be able to do this just as well as someone who happens to have been born in their traditional home? There's still a lot of takeaways that seem to focus on sourcing everything as cheaply as possible and making them as cheap to prepare as possible. Given that prices don't vary massively, hopefully the greater competition in the marketplace will see the lower quality outlets weeded out and will ultimately benefit the consumer. Since a Polish owned kebab shop has opened in my home town, marinading their own meats and cooking everything to order, a longstanding Turkish owned one has gone out of business. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Other Stuff
The Clubhouse Bar
Food!
Top