A panel of Italian chefs have put together a list of dishes they would never order themselves despite being wildly popular. The group of culinary experts have called out the meals they feel are unworthy of true Italian status and are more American in their origin. Dishes on the list include spaghetti and meatballs and chicken parmesan which have been blasted for being unauthentic.
Italian celeb chef Gennaro Contaldo offered his expertise on on how many of the main dishes on an American-Italian menu were actually invented in the US following large bouts of immigration in the 19th and 20th centuries. New arrivals adapted their dishes to utilise “the abundance of ingredients available to them” and began developing “a richer, often meatier cuisine.” Read more: 'My husband has no self-control – I baked cookies for kids and he scoffed eight' The chefs have slammed a number of Italian dishes ( Image: Getty Images/StockFood) Gennaro explained to the Huffington Post: “When Italians began to immigrate to the US most hailed from poor, rural backgrounds and their cooking was leaner with few ingredients, dishes were mostly vegetarian, and they basically used whatever was available to them,” A second chef, Fabio Pizzigoni from Phoenix, Arizona, added that these dishes “often amp up the garlic, sauce and cheese, plus the portions are much bigger.
” Below are the dishes you have been duped into believing are authentic Italian cuisine according to the experts. Chicken Parmesa.
