let's get some dinner you still like italian ah italy it's a dream destination for foodies
worldwide italian food is unmatched in the culinary world however not all italian food
is created equal here are 10 italian foods that no one actually eats in italy i'm making
a spaghetti angel spaghetti with meatballs did you know that the food you eat becomes energy
boom that's spaghetti spaghetti and meatballs may seem like a quintessential italian dish but
it's actually not italian at all this delicious and iconic pasta dish is as american as apple
pie and baseball it was first served in the land of yankee caps and jay-z food historians believe
italian immigrants living in the big apple started adding meatballs to spaghetti as far back as the
late 1800s it's no wonder why so many new york chefs brag about their spaghetti and meatballs
that spicy meatball meat was plentiful in old new york so italian immigrants went all out and
started adding ground beef and pork to just about everything in italy no one eats spaghetti and
meatballs at least not together the combination is so reviled by italian chefs that many mock the
dish and call it fake italian food italians prefer their meatballs without pasta in fact meat and
pasta are rarely mixed together and meatballs are often served as appetizers instead that might seem
strange at first but keep in mind that italian meatballs are usually only the size of golf balls
gigantic baseball sized meatballs are something you'll only find on dinner plates in the land of
the free and the home of the brave garlic bread no garlic bread okay we need to stay calm garlic
bread and spaghetti go together like buzz and woody but real italians won't touch the stuff but
why you ask they're so good together it's because garlic bread isn't really italian at all it might
seem authentic but it's absolutely not it would be much more accurate to say that garlic bread is
italian-american sure garlic bread has its roots in italy but the modern day version of garlic
bread that we all know and love is a perfect example of fake italian food fake fake fake fake
in italy bruschetta is the go-to appetizer it's what real italians eat think of it as the
classier and more sophisticated cousin to garlic bread so what's the true history of garlic bread
well the famous appetizer rose to prominence in the good old u.s of a way back in the 1940s
when frank sinatra was crooning and charlie chaplin was hamming it up on the big screen
no one knows for sure exactly when garlic bread was first eaten in the united states but
it's likely that italian-american immigrants came up with the delightful snack while reminiscing
about bruschetta fettuccine alfredo fettuccine alfredo there's no question that the pasta you'll
find in italy is far healthier than the pasta in america for starters italians rarely use cream
in their pasta sauces that's why you won't see fettuccine alfredo on the menu when you're in
milan for fashion week alfredo sauce which is made with piles of parmesan cheese and copious
amounts of heavy cream was perfected in america but its origins can be traced back to italy
one popular theory is that a fellow named alfredo di leglio created these scrumptious sauce for
his nauseous wife she apparently couldn't keep any food down after giving birth so
alfredo whipped up an irresistible sauce alfredo's signature fettuccine was a hit
and he soon started serving it at his mother's restaurant italians couldn't get enough of the
stuff so alfredo opened up his own restaurant it turns out that story is a bunch of malarkey while
there is a kernel of truth to the tall tale the reality is that what we know as alfredo sauce was
likely invented by an italian immigrant who wanted to americanize fedechini alburo aka
pasta with butter of course by american eyes we mean make more fattening alfredo deleglio's
signature pasta bears a little resemblance to americanized fettuccine alfredo it's far more
likely that he simply added extra butter to his wife's plain pasta step three i put it on some
pasta and that's a recipe he probably didn't use parmesan and heavy cream in his original recipe
caesar salad ron would you like some salad since i am not a rabbit no i do not many people think
that the caesar salad was named after famous roman emperor julius caesar but that couldn't be further
from the truth truth is stranger than fiction because the caesar salad was actually invented
in mexico by italian restauranteur caesar cardini why doesn't taco bell sell caesar salads it sounds
like they're missing out on a golden opportunity how about a caesar salad crunchwrap supreme
come on you know you would want to try it you could say that cardini was the macgyver of italian
food because he invented caesar salad by combining whatever he had available in the kitchen legend
has it that cardini invented the caesar salad way back in the 1920s cardini was in a pickle
right before the busy fourth of july weekend his tuwana restaurant was low on food so he had to
improvise like wayne brady he was frantic and desperate but cardini was an eternal optimist
and quite frankly a genius businessman he combined garlic parmesan croutons romaine lettuce olive oil
and worcestershire sauce together to create the caesar salad and the rest was history his
restaurant caesar's is still in operation to this day foodies refer to it as the classiest joint
in tuana because waiters will prepare a caesar salad table side for any customer who wants one
if you want the best caesar salad in the world head to mexico not italy mozzarella sticks now
describe what you taste cheese okay this one might seem fairly obvious but mozzarella sticks aren't
italian italians love eating mozzarella cheese but dipping it in batter and deep frying it is
something americans do mozzarella sticks may be one of the most popular items on the menu at
olive garden but they're the furthest thing from authentic italian food come to think of it there
probably isn't a single thing on the olive garden menu that could be classified as authentic italian
cuisine mozzarella dates all the way back to the 1st century a.d its origins can be traced to
southern italy and it was first made using sheep's milk today cow's milk mozzarella is far more
popular fresh mozzarella mozzarella is meant to be served fresh so it didn't make it to the west
until the early 20th century refrigeration made it possible to transport mozzarella all over the
world fridges can do everything from preserving cheese to saving indiana jones the mozzarella
sticks we know and love today are a much more recent creation the olive garden has been serving
mozzarella sticks since its inception back in 1982 when eddie murphy was still on snl and
knight rider was one of the most popular shows on tv before they became a staple on the olive garden
menu mozzarella sticks were served at bowling alleys and sports bars in the late 1970s today
mozzarella sticks can be found everywhere from the frozen food aisle to the burger king drive-thru
chicken parmesan chicken parm is chicken chicken parm brown what do you do when you're feeling down
in the dumps that's easy just eat some chicken parmesan it's one of the most popular comfort
foods on the planet you don't even have to be italian to enjoy this delicious dish because
truth be told it's not really italian at all the closest thing that you'll find to chicken parmesan
in italy is baked eggplant i bet she orders the eggplant parmesan like it's something fancy
sure eggplant with parmesan tastes pretty good but it's just not the same chicken parmesan is
yet another example of faux italian fare it's faker than that rolex you bought from the guy
on the sidewalk it may not be authentic but it tastes so so good it might even taste
better in sandwich form the king knows how much people love chicken parmesan burger king's chicken
parmesan sandwich sounds really good right about now pepperoni pizza pizza time everyone knows that
american pizza bears absolutely no resemblance to real italian pizza but pepperoni pizza might be
the least italian pizza of all italian pizzerias or as gilbert gottfried would call them pizza
stores don't serve meat lovers pizzas stuffed crust pizza is out of the question too those are
the kinds of pies you can only chow down on and the good old u.s of a you're probably dying to
get your hands on some pizza hut right about now who can resist that crispy crust and gooey cheese
if you order pepperoni pizza in italy you'll get a pie that's completely different
in fact it probably won't have any meat at all in italy pepperoni means pepper or more precisely
bell pepper when italians immigrated to the u.s dialects mixed and merged italian-americans soon
started using the word pepperoni to refer to meat rather than veggies soon after homesick
italian immigrants invented a brand new type of sausage that was inspired by spicy meats from the
old country they were struggling to find the name for this new dry salami sausage thus pepperoni was
born it didn't take long before pepperoni made its way to antipasto plates sandwiches and of course
pizza if you find yourself in need of a pepperoni pizza fix while you're in italy don't worry simply
ask for pizza with salami many restaurants in italy call salami pizza pepperoni pizza
because so many american tourists are confused by authentic pepperoni pizza can you blame them
pepperoni pizza without pepperoni is like a big mac without the special sauce marinara sauce the
sauce oh motto on the sauce continue remember when polly walnuts asked for red sauce on his pasta and
was mocked by the real italian mafia well give the sopranos writers a round of applause because
it turns out that's entirely accurate italians almost never use heavy tomato sauce on their pasta
it might be a staple at sunday dinners in jersey but in italy pasta sauce is light on tomatoes
and heavy on olive oil and herbs it turns out that delicious looking prison sauce that vinnie
cooked up in goodfellas wasn't really italian at all if you're homesick for mom's homemade tomato
sauce when you're in florence try ordering pasta al pomodoro it's light delicate and extremely
delicious the fresh tomato olive oil and basil make for a tasty lunch it's about as close as
you're going to get to a pasta with marinara sauce in italy bravo spaghetti is another option if
you're hankering for mom's homemade marinara sauce it's a traditional pasta from naples that combines
tomatoes olive oil garlic spaghetti and capers the result is a dish far tastier than a generic jar of
marinara sauce poured over cheap spaghetti noodles italian dressing let me handle this uh scoozy
baby boopy don't let the name fool you italian dressing has absolutely nothing to do with italy
italians have a lot more class when it comes to salad dressing they add a little bit of vinegar
a pinch of salt and the perfect amount of oil to their leafy greens if it's done correctly the
salad will glisten like a holographic pokemon card in italy dressing a salad is an art form you'll
never find a salad swimming and dressing at a real italian restaurant good luck with that a bottle of
craft italian dressing contains just about every spice known to man and italians would never make
things so complicated the bottled version even has sugar in it that sort of defeats the purpose
of eating a salad even still italian dressing is so popular in the states that just about
everyone has a homemade recipe even michael scott is a salad dressing aficionado fake ziti
today we're going to be making the students my tasty baked ziti baked ziti may be tasty but you
can't really call it authentic italian cuisine a more accurate description of baked ziti would
be italian-american comfort food in fact it's actually more of a casserole than a pasta dish
only an italian-american immigrant could create an astounding casserole pasta hybrid like baked ziti
who can resist all that regatta mozzarella and parmesan not me obviously it's a cheese lover's
dream come true another reason baked ziti is so beloved is the fact that it's a fairly simple
recipe if you don't have ziti no problem any tube shaped pasta will do penne and rigatoni are
both acceptable substitutions italians do love to eat baked pasta aka pasta alforno but baked ziti
is hard to come by in italy it's one of the most famous italian american foods of all time but it's
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