Re: [OM] pizza, was New Bessa Pics

[Ken Norton]

>
> The US has done to pizza what it has done to most imported ethnic foods.
> Dumb it down and make it huge. Mexican food is the prime example. If you
> can find a small authentic Mom & Pop ethnic restaurant, cherish it...
> support it.
>


To a certain extent I agree with you.  But as someone who really really
likes Asian foods (of almost every country/region), I'll take the American
"dumbed down" versions when it comes to the "quality of the ingredients" of
pork and chicken.  There are enough seriously good cooks on work visas here
that I can get an authentic oriental dish if I ask for it.

There is a Chinese take-out here in Newton that knows how to make the dishes
for me. I specifically told them to make it like they'd make it for
themselves, not dumb Americans.  Also, if you go into "China Town" in many
of our big cities, you're bound to experience authentic (sometimes too
authentic) Chinese cooking.

As to Pizza, I honestly believe that "Pizza" is a "concept", not a
"product".  The whole idea behind Pizza is to reflect the ingredients and
tastes of each locale.  French Pizza is different than Italian Pizza which
is very different from Greek Pizza.  Why pick on the Americans for having
taken the concept of Pizza and really run with it?  We're a large country
with very unique taste preferences in the different regions.

There is a regional chain of convenient stores/gas stations here in Iowa
that have take-out Pizza. This Pizza ingredients/recipes are actually
supplied by a rather nice chain of restaurants that uses French style pizza
as the root recipe.

AG
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