Italians food is less nutritious less versatile and less visually appealing.

Italians stole noodles from the far east. (Well known)

Italian food as you know it is a lie it’s just less nutritious Greek and Roman food.

Italian American food was bastardized by the Mafia for extortion profits

TLDR Italian food is just the cheapest dough with the cheapest tomato you can find and mix it together in a different pattern.

2 quick anecdotal story’s

I ask this guy what’s your favorite food

He says Italian

I ask what’s your favorites dish

He’s says putanesta’

I said oh idk that one I’ll check it out

Mind you in my head I know puta means bitch in Spanish and Italian

So I already know this dish is gonna have a funny history

Turns out putanesta sauce was a food prostitutes would make for clients with cheap sardines.

Another story one day in a rush and grab a slice I ask the guy I say what’s this slice ?

He says this is upsides down pizza we put the cheese on the bottom and sauce on the top. “Real good” he says mind you that should be an entirely different menu item with a different price than a regular pizza.