White people are mad that Italian food is bland

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So do cacs have different taste buds than us? I always see them (cacs) ranking Italian food as the best in the world.

I’m surprised that so many people picked up on this bland food thing because I never noticed it, but it’s true.

There is an actual explanation why WASP New England, and by extension, Europe, has uncharacteristicly bland food. It was because in the 1600s it became a status symbol by the elites to stop seasoning their food....

“Back in the Middle Ages, spices were really expensive, which meant that only the upper class could afford them. But things started to change as Europeans began colonizing parts of India and the Americas.

"Spices begin to pour into Europe," explains Krishnendu Ray, an associate professor of food studies at New York University. "What used to be expensive and exclusive became common."

Serving richly spiced stews was no longer a status symbol for Europe's wealthiest families — even the middle classes could afford to spice up their grub. "So the elite recoiled from the increasing popularity of spices," Ray says. "They moved on to an aesthetic theory of taste. Rather than infusing food with spice, they said things should taste like themselves. Meat should taste like meat, and anything you add only serves to intensify the existing flavors."

The shift began in France, in the mid-1600s, adds Paul Freedman, a professor of history at Yale University. "It was a way to also show off the wealth of the French provinces," Freedman says.

The rest of Europe soon adopted this new style. "It's a redefinition of what elegant is," Freedman says. "It's sort of like — in fashion — for a while having more frills, more jewelry was fashionable. But then someone said that a basic black dress with some pearls is much better."

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[timeless]

He's funny lmao

As someone with sensitive taste buds, I personally like Italian food.

 

[Amo Husserl]

Food so bland they sent Columbus to go find some spices for it... y'all know the rest.

 

[Blown Moon]

They don't want to give the Moors ANY reason to double back.

 

[Robbie3000]

I guess if you’re used to putting this in your stews and rice, Italian food may taste bland.



Maggi cube:

Iodised Salt
Sugar
Flavour Enhancers (Monosodium Glutamate,
Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate)
Maize Starch
Vegetable Fat (Palm)
Hydrolysed Soya Beans
Water
Colour (Ammonia Caramel)
Onion
Ferric Pyrophosphate
Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin)
Spice Extracts (White Pepper, Chilli, Clove)
Flavouring
Yeast Extract

 

[CoryMack]

I have an aunt who has lived in Italy for about 20 years, the things she tells me about there are , especially regarding personal hygiene


italy is an overrated trash country just like most european countries

They are a dirty, dirty people.

 

[™BlackPearl The Empress™]

The 'eh' makes it so much more insulting

 

[YouMadd?]

seasoning is a rough debate though. It’s actually fukked up that it has racial elements because it’s scientifically proven that your taste buds lose effectiveness over time if you are into more intense flavors throughout your life. This is actually one of the basic thoughts behind the fine dining experience. Don’t blow out your taste buds so much that you can’t enjoy simple fresh ingredients. I know people from deeply ethnic cultures like south Asian or African who cannot handle any sort of spice and they like their shyt basic and bland and simple. They’re all “fine dining” foodie people though.

That’s why there are people who can’t handle any spiciness or intense flavoring at all. And then there are people like me who drink strong coffee, drink deep earthy merlots, and I like spicier sauces if the option is available.

Some people aren’t like that and actually enjoy bland ass food because they like tasting the flavors of the simple ingredients.

In Italy’s case those bland people like the taste of the fresh tomato, garlic, basil, etc that you experience in Italy.

That’s just my two cents on this flavor and seasoning debate.

All that matters is satisfying your own preferences and I liked this guys perspective.

 

[Seoul Gleou]

si parla molto di questa mulignane

 

[The_Sheff]

Italian food in NYC is actually better than Italian food in Italy, especially pizza.

One thing about America is that we will take some cuisine and then push it to 10 with fats, salt, sugar, seasoning, etc….. to make it unhealthy as hell but the flavor is unmatched. If you are used to a certain type of food over here, when you go get the real thing it will end up disappointing. What that DOES NOT apply to is food based on spices like Indian, Thai, African, etc…. We don’t b*stardize the spice oriented foods correctly.

 

[Batsute]

tourists tend to get drawn to the worst places

This, I can’t remember a single thing I ate in Rome but Florence had some of the best food I ate on that euro trip.

 

[EndGame]

Brehs what exactly is a Maggie Cube? Is that supposed to be some type of beef or chicken bullion?

It is seasoning common in Nigeria.

 

[Elim Garak]

 

[Ain't That Something]

Greek and French food is the shyt. I also loved paella in Spain. And the Samgrilas oberther can't be replicated. But everything else was trash. England especially got some shytty food

 

[DPresidential]

Clown shyt. Italy has some of the best food around.

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