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The Italians have some of the best food in the world. But how old is this tradition really?

00:00 - 01:14 - A big stir
01:14 - 02:54 - Paying the bills with Myheritage
02:54 - 04:03 - why I love italy
04:03 - 04:54 - Food is a serious serious thing
04:54 - 06:45 - cancelling myself forever
06:45 - 08:25 - two myths of Italian cuisine
08:25 - 10:35 - unification and migration
10:35 - 14:45 - American influences in Italian cuisine
14:45 - 16:24 - where does the idea of strict rules come from?
16:24 - 19:21 - some civil academic discourse
19:21 - 22:05 - the dark side of food purity
22:05 - 23:04 - go buy some mozzarella

Many thanks to Alberto Grandi, his book will be out in English this year.

Sources: Riley, Gillian - The Oxford Companion to Italian food: https://archive.org/details/oxfordcom... Zachary

Nowak (2014) Folklore, Fakelore, History, Food, Culture & Society: An International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 17:1, 103-124 http://dx.doi.org/10.2752/175174414X1...

Decoder Ring - The Great Parmesan Cheese Debate: https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ri...

Anthony F. Buccini - On Spaghetti alla Carbonara and Related Dishes of Cental and Southern Italy: https://books.google.si/books?hl=en&l...

Financial times: Everything I, an Italian, thought I knew about Italian food is wrong: https://www.ft.com/content/6ac009d5-d...

Volkskrant: Kom aan de pizza en heel Italië valt over je heen: ‘Verrader. Door wie ben je omgekocht?’ https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-acht...

The Guardian - If there’s one thing Italians won’t stomach, it’s dishing the dirt on their cuisine. https://www.theguardian.com/commentis...

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