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I was living in Rome in 2016/17, and at the time yes. I'm not sure if things have changed now. Even finding a place that did "generic American style BBQ" was ha
by fy20 4y ago
I was living in Rome in 2016/17, and at the time yes. I'm not sure if things have changed now. Even finding a place that did "generic American style BBQ" was hard enough. There was one brand with a few stores, but it was pretty bad.
Of course you get the standard McDonalds and KFC, but those are everywhere... I'm not sure if my Italian colleagues ever visited them mind - I felt I'd be fired and kicked out the country if I ever mentioned I ate there - whenever I went they seemed to be full of teenagers.
One time we really wanted Mexican, so we traveled to the other side of the city to visit the one of two restaurants that sold burritos. It was the worst 'Mexican' I'd ever had.
The thing about Italians is they know what they like. A typical dish of Italian cuisine has few ingredients, but due to skill of the chef and the high quality fresh ingredients, they can create something amazing. That doesn't really mix well with American cuisine.
- ananiochita 4y agoThere seems to be an unhealthy obsession to label food products as Italian -- not from "somewhere else", meaning, of course, worse, no doubt about it and don't you dare even question it. To the point where walking into a supermarket can turn into a xenophobic slap sometimes. Honestly scary. Edit : I've had the same experience with Japanese food. As far as we can tell, there are two or three real Japanese restaurants, owned by Japanese. And ONE French bakery in Rome. This is the third capital of the EU by population mind you. I mean, they literally have a border with France ! Good luck finding decent bread.