Italian cooking .WHY?

Question

WHY DO ENGLISH PEOPLE KEEP TALKING ABOUT ITALIAN COOKING AND THEN THEY ONLY READ COOKERY BOOKS WRITTEN BY (EVEN IF FAMOUS) ENGLISH COOKS.
THEY DO NOT KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ITALIAN COOKING, THEY JUST MAKE AN ENGLISH VERSION OF IT.

Answer 1

and your point is?

Answer 2

I'm English. Never seen an 'English' Italian Cook book. I agree most English people think Italian cooking means something with pasta, preferably with lots of tomatoes. Maybe a risotto.
You can't put us all in the same category.
I do take liberties. I make Osso Bucco with pork. Scusi!

Answer 3

The reason WHY English people talk a lot about Italian Cooking is because the English food is BORING, they have no spices, Wine, Cheese ( Parmesan ), Pizza, mozzarella in the End they have nothing the only thing they have is Fish & chips / Roast beef / Roast potatoes and more BOARING foods.

You should be very happy that they are actually talking about italien food otherwise they will kill us with their food.

Answer 4

Because they don't know real Italian cooking, also they go towards things that are easy....garlic, onions, real olive oil, Italian seasoning and tomatoes...added to anything...and put over pasta...presto a great homemade lunch/dinner.

When I went to Italy (lived in Europe 4 years), I was amazed how many different items were made with vegetables, and were meatless, and if you wanted meat you ordered it separately.
Also northern Italy was very different from southern Italy in the cooking.

I might add....it was all great. In America, we don't seem to spend the time in the kitchen, or with our families that Europeans do. Can you imagine all stores close at 6:00 p.m. including grocery stores, and on Saturday they all close at noon. The rest of the time is for your family! One Saturday a month, stores are open till 6:00 p.m.

Answer 5

Tastes vary from person to person,and any good cook will adapt a recipe to suit their's and their family's tastes. Personally,I was taught to cook some Italian dishes by an Italian friend of mine-and I wouldn't change a jot about the recipes!

Answer 6

Dear Laura, As a collector of cookery books from all over the world,(mostly from charity shops) I do try to cook at least half or more from each. Fancy Dinner?

Answer 7

My fave Italian Delight would be male. Hehehe Hmmm...I'd say my best Italian dish would be either Chicken Parmagiana or Chicken Marsala.

Answer 8

Laura, do you really believe each "ethnic" cooking style started out just as you read them in cookbooks? For crying out loud, recipes evolve, resources change, and every song has already been written. Get over it already.

Stop posting questions long enough to do some research on World History AND go read Ann Tannenbaum's Food In History.

Answer 9

Don't be so furious...it happens to everyone sadly. I am Japanese, but I am tired of so many people thinking fried rice and fried noodle are Japanese dish. They also tend to think stir fry is Japanese too, but those are all Chinese, and not even vaguely close to Japanese cuisine. Did you know about that? And I am so tired of restaurants selling non-Japanese food as Japanese food to make the matter worse. But you see, so many people talk about Japanese food nowadays, as if they know so much about it.
But anyway, my point is, that happens. It is not their own cuisine after all, so they get confused. But people talk about it, because they are interest in it, so they are paying attention to it. That's not a bad thing. With time hopefully, people will find out more about the true version, not their misinformed version, I think. I hope.
And creating their own version may not be so bad as long as they know that is not the original. It may well turn out to be a brand new yummy dish.

Answer 10

Maybe because REAL Italian cookbooks are in Italian and they can't read Italian. Also, they are looking to recreate the dishes they know and like from restaurants. And I am sure that those who have visited and dined in Italy try to find recipes that reflect their experiences there.

Answer 11

Why do you care? Why not cook Italian mixed with Asian, Spanish or french influences? Who cares? It is a shame that such an unimportant subject seems to get you so upset. Maybe you should try putting your efforts into learning proper grammar.