
Shahnameh
Benjeet Shekelpiro
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Italian food is basically 90% carbs—pasta, pizza, bread, risotto. It’s not nearly as varied or nutritionally balanced as people make it out to be. The way it’s marketed as some kind of holy grail of cuisine is honestly laughable
Most Italian dishes are peasant food that got romanticised—stuff like spaghetti with tomato sauce or margherita pizza is dirt cheap to make, yet tourists pay a premium just because it's "authentic." Even their meats are nothing special—just some cured ham or basic grilled stuff. Where’s the complexity?
Italy just gets away with the hype because of its PR and branding—but take that away, and it’s really just overpriced carb-loaded slop
Most Italian dishes are peasant food that got romanticised—stuff like spaghetti with tomato sauce or margherita pizza is dirt cheap to make, yet tourists pay a premium just because it's "authentic." Even their meats are nothing special—just some cured ham or basic grilled stuff. Where’s the complexity?
Italy just gets away with the hype because of its PR and branding—but take that away, and it’s really just overpriced carb-loaded slop