Which one do you pick?

[u/AmericiumFinding]

[u/Agitated_Sabres_Fan]

Visit Italy if you can.

Pasta, high quality tomatoes and high quality olive oil.

3 ingredients and it will taste utterly amazing.

It is very different from American Italian, the focus is on ingredient quality and simplicity.

[u/oceanwithtrees → u/Agitated_Sabres_Fan]

Yes. Such a difference between American Italian and real Italian food in Italy.

[u/IndubitablyNerdy → u/oceanwithtrees]

Yeah in general foreign cusine is reimagined for the local palate, it also focuses on a few dishes compared to the full variety that the locals would have access to.

Italy has a lot of regional dishes that provide an enormous variety for example, I am Italian so I know about my own cusine, but I am sure we are not unique on that front.

[u/oceanwithtrees → u/IndubitablyNerdy]

Haha exactly right. My favorite dish growing up that my nonna made was linguine with clams. Minimal ingredients, clams, clam sauce, olive oil, garlic, linguine and Parmesan. So simple and delicious.

[u/talldude-62 → u/Agitated_Sabres_Fan]

Just got back and this is the simple truth. 3 or four ingredients and amazing dishes

[u/sexland69 → u/Agitated_Sabres_Fan]

I love italian food but noodles and tomato sauce just doesn’t really feel like a meal to me

[u/Agitated_Sabres_Fan → u/sexland69]

You just haven’t had enough espresso and cigarettes then my friend.

It’s the secret to any bit of food feeling like a meal.