To say that technique isn't part of what makes Italian cuisine good is a bit inane, many pasta dishes are just plain bad without good technique, e.g. spaghetti

To say that technique isn't part of what makes Italian cuisine good is a bit inane, many pasta dishes are just plain bad without good technique, e.g. spaghetti aglio e olio becomes an oily mess, the cheese in caccio e peppe breaks, the eggs break in carbonara.