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The whole world knows how proud Italians are of their cuisine. And they have a reason to be. After all, they are the ones who invented pizza and they know how to prepare a dish as simple as pasta a million different mouth-watering ways. And let’s not forget about gelato and tiramisù. Are you hungry yet?

Well, maybe you should hold your appetite. Turns out, there is an account on Twitter that is dedicated solely to Italian food, but it’s not what you think it is. @ItalianComments shares food that Italians are mad at and cannot approve of. These dishes are a sacrilege in Italians’ eyes and they have a lot to say about them.

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Aurelia!
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always think that if pizza misshapen/imperfect/bubbly/puffy/dotted with charred bits, it is a sign that it is really good (e.g. homemade, made from scratch, wood-oven fired)

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The highly entertaining Twitter account @ItalianComments has more than 100k followers and they post everything that has to do with Italian food. Especially food that is so far from the traditional cuisine that you can only vaguely see the resemblance.

Of course, the dishes that attract the most attention are pizza and various pastas. The screenshots @ItalianComments posts almost always contain comments made by Italians mocking the food and expressing their expert opinion on the matter.

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    the lord of weebs
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is somthing i would make as a dare then i would take one bite almost die from a heart attack then wake up then think about my life choices

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    Italian cuisine is the most popular in the world. YouGov actually conducted a survey in 24 countries asking 24,000 people which foods from 34 national cuisines they've tried and which of them were their favorite. The research revealed that surprise, surprise, Italian cuisine was preferred by the majority. 85 percent of the people agreed that they liked Italian food, especially pizza and pasta.

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    The nation that liked Italian food the most, with 99 percent of the representatives in the survey, was Italians. They are their culinary tradition’s biggest fans and they will defend it when they see it being mistreated.

    The account has been active since 2015 and has blessed its followers with more than 1,500 tweets. You can find some patterns in the content @ItalianComments shares. The photos often are of weird food combinations of pasta, for example with rice, and of course, the sacrilege of sacrileges that makes an Italian's blood boil—pizzas with pineapples on them. Share your opinion—is pineapple on pizza appropriate or are you with the Italians?

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    kjorn
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that ground beef is really not cooked. i can't believe this is not a joke

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    AndersM
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh man. As a dane I can tell you that it's only poor students and people with no idea of cooking who would eat s**t like that.

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    The comments under these photos are as entertaining as the photos themselves. The Italians are not holding back and are critiquing the dishes without mercy. They compare the food in the photos with puke and other nasty things, expressing their disbelief that someone actually eats this and go as far as to say that what they are seeing is a crime. Of course, we understand that they are mostly joking, but knowing their passion for their food, part of an Italian's soul probably is truly suffering seeing things on pizza that they consider should never be put on it.

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    Aurelia!
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this one is not that bad. Also, I agree bamboo shoots don't belong on pizza, but they ARE delicious on other things

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    It is not surprising that the Italians are so passionate about their own food. It’s part of their national identity; they have a whole culture surrounding it. Eating is a pleasure, dinner is considered quality time with family, and their food traditions go way back. Did you know that modern pizza developed in the 18th or at the beginning of the 19th century? All those circumstances explain why Italians are so attached to their food and why seeing others making the dishes barely recognizable provokes heated reactions.

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    Same Thing

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    Don't Look
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not only do I break pasta in half to cook it, I hate twirling it. Hows that for psycho?

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    IDrawDreams
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i need to go burn my eyes out and cut off my tongue after seeing this picture and imagining this taste

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    Kayce Mac
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Having been a chef, I must admit this is the first time I have seen vomit on pasta. So unappealing! 🤮

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    pebs
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spaghetti alla milanese do not exist. And if they existed, they wouldn't be like that.

    Giulia
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yeah what the f**k are spaghetti alla milanese??? (i'm from rome)

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    Thomas
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    FIY: the real Pasta alla Milanese is actually a dish from Sicily and it's made with pilchards. Not to be confused with the Risotto alla Milanese (rice seasoned with saffron) and the Cotoletta alla Milanese (beef cutlet cooked with butter) which are both traditional dishes from Milan.

    Nikki Sevven
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Overcooked spaghetti topped with tomato sauce from a can (unadulterated), sliced bologna, and dried herbs? This is an abomination.

    IDrawDreams
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    dude it looks like you dropped your meal kicking and screaming into a paper shredder

    DC
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On top of the visible ewness, there even are spaghetti, precooked, in cans. You can buy these, the sad slices of a poor pig and some cheap ketchup ... I mean, if someone isn't into cooking, totally ok with that ... but why try to show-off some atrocity like this? Who would even dare to try to eat something of that kind?

    Bent. O. Jensen
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that is why the Italian tourist killed the cook, your Honor. - Not guilty!

    Deborah B
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That looks like something a male university student would make in halls.

    ispeak catanese
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't Croatia close to Italy geographically? Who thought up this abomination?

    pebs
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, but people are totally different. Italy is a latin country, while croatian are slav.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, the famous german cuisine. Everybody loves us for our cooking skills

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please tell me this parliamentarian is no longer serving. Or, if he is, I hope he is serving in jail for the travesty done to this pizza!

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    Kayce Mac
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was impressed with the dough work until my brain finally admitted to what it was seeing in the rest of the picture.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe a little Yum Yum sauce to go with whatever the hell this is?!?

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    Kayce Mac
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pietro stole my words. I think the hotline is quite appropriate for this since it is definitely a crisis for Italian cooking.

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    Kayce Mac
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Totally ruined the sauce! It is runny and gross and has strange big yellow things in it.

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    Kayce Mac
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG! The poor scallops!! What did they ever do to deserve such cruel treatment?!?

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    How About Giving Them Short Pasta

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    ARandomPerson
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HOW MANY TIMES DO PEOPLE HAVE TO LEARN THIS! YOU. DO. NOT. CUT. UP. PASTA!

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Person: Pineapple on my pizza please, can't be that bad... The Pizza:

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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe you should wash the tomatoes before putting them in the recipe, not while you are adding them!!

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