France, where they eat snails and frog legs, wants to be the first country to put its cuisine on the United Nations’ World Heritage List. But Italy, where they eat pasta and pizza, says good luck with that, snail-chewers.
It seems Italy claims 166 officially recognized food specialties, against only 156 for France, including some stuff you wouldn’t put in your mouth.
On Saturday, France’s president said, “We have the best gastronomy in the world.” Then an Italian official responded with an unthinkable insult, suggesting even French people like Italian food.
So it’s getting ugly, which is why I propose myself as an arbitrator. You plant me smack in the middle of Rome and Paris and bring me the best food you’ve got for a month or so, and I’ll get back to you with a decision. We’ll start with French fries and cognac, please.
Traditonal pizzeria in Rome in a 2004 file photo. REUTERS/Tony Gentile
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Bob, if they let you judge that little contest, let me know. I buy Pepcid by the case. I’ll send you a few bottles, along with a list of French and Italian phrases - for example: “I am FULL, idiot. Leave me alone!” and “What animal is this?” “Can I get ICE in my coke, please?” “Can I get this in a Go box?” etc. OR - better idea - you can take me with you. I speak French and Italian.
- Posted by Dee TWho are you kidding? If it isn’t barbeque, you won’t eat it. Well, the fries maybe.
- Posted by John C AbellEscargot vs. scampi. Tasty, garlicky escargot vs. tasty, garlicky scampi….
Seriously, this isn’t an easy decision for me. I’ll need second, or possibly eighth, servings of each.
- Posted by CharleneSure. Let them put their cuisine on the list but only if they let us spoon it all off of the list before they hose the list clean again.
- Posted by Shawn HendricksAmerican Quiz-Ene:
- Posted by Shawn HendricksKFC original recipe, Big Mac, Wendy’s fries, American Cheeze, Corn on the cob drenched in butter, Maine lobster cooked in Old Bay seasoning and smothered in butter, Sam Adams, Coca-Cola, Mountain Dew, Dunkin, New England Clam Chowder, Boston Baked Beans, Succotash, Pemmican, Brown and Haley Almond Roca Candy - the World’s Finest Confection, Alaskan King Crab, Wrigley’s fruit-stripe gum, Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup, Spam, Hunts Tomato Catsup, Jelly Belly Jelly Beans, Hershey’s Chocolate, Nestles Quick, the Margarita, Johnny Walker, Mesquite grilled Kansas corn-fed beef T-bone steak, Ripple, Ball Park Franks, Scrapple, Jif, Betty Crocker and the Thanksgiving Turkey with cornbread stuffing and that disgusting cranberry jelly on the side.
Please, Sir, may I have another?
- Posted by Shawn Hendricks… with eggs on top.
- Posted by Shawn HendricksWhile Barbeque IS the essence of life, there are other things I value in a cuisine. Like corn dogs. Bisquits. Campbell’s chicken & stars soup. M&M’s! We have an AMAZING variety here! God bless America!
- Posted by Dee TDee, you’ll hate me, but the one time I tried American barbecue I had to stop myself from spitting it out. Burned sweet-and-sour sauce with a metric ton of salt and MSG added does not appeal to me.
- Posted by CharleneStop, Charlene! It sounds SO good! You know, you could be a food writer…
- Posted by Robert BaslerO melhor tambem da gastonomia passa aqui
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- Posted by Almeida