Is it a ‘real’ pizza if it has sauerkraut or pineapple?: Chit Chat #20
The pizza (and food) debate that never gets old.
Is it a ‘real’ pizza if it has sauerkraut or pineapple?
How do you feel about honesty and authenticity in your food? Does it matter to you?
I have had honest, authentic food that has been thoroughly unenjoyable and I have had gimmicky oddball stuff that has been crave worthy and delicious. So is it about the taste or the intellectual rigor?
Is there a balance to be struck?
Should we always ask ourselves who is cooking what, for whom and when? Maybe that’s a better question. Thoughts?
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I am an American chef, living in Italy for almost 40 years now. Having eaten what Italians call American food... not getting what you expect is sad. So,if you use the Italian word pizza.. i hope to get italian pizza. There are other pizza like flatbreads with wild creative toppings but not what you would expect to be "pizza"- so .... ..When I moved here I ordered a peperoni pizza. It was covered in bell peppers... which are peperoni here.
It might be utterly delicious (I'd happily eat it) but I wouldn't call it a pizza. Isn't pizza by definition Italian? Isn't' it more than just a flat crust with stuff on top? So, I'm a "no". As they say, "you can put a kitty in the oven, but that doesn't make it a biscuit".