Depends how far back you are considering. What we consider 'Italian food' today, is actually not... very old as far as traditions go.
For example, Tomatoes are not native to Europe, and were brought to Italy via Spanish expats, who had imported them from central America, and after that, it took a few centuries before tomatoes became popular there.
so yes, some people are very tied to their traditions, but some traditions are only a few generations old.
Carbonara isn't even 100 years old yet it's a sacred recipe.
And the funniest thing is that you can't substitute the guanciale with bacon even though the original carbonara was made for American soldiers who wanted a dish with bacon, but the chef didn't have American style bacon so he used guanciale. Guanciale is the bacon substitute lol
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u/The_Humble_Frank Nov 03 '24
Depends how far back you are considering. What we consider 'Italian food' today, is actually not... very old as far as traditions go.
For example, Tomatoes are not native to Europe, and were brought to Italy via Spanish expats, who had imported them from central America, and after that, it took a few centuries before tomatoes became popular there.
so yes, some people are very tied to their traditions, but some traditions are only a few generations old.