Originally Posted by
corky
Are you considering jarred tomato sauce over pasta Italian cuisine? There are many Italian dishes that I make that I don't consider Americanized. And living in LA also gives me access to authentic Chinese or Mexican food & not just Americanized.
I can get “authentic” in sf as well but I’m fine with my Americanized standards. I really hated being in China / HK / Taiwan for fancy business meals and not having rice as part of the meal. It would have been really bad to ask for it. It makes the host look bad and it makes the guest look ungrateful.
And yes, fresh or dried pasta with truffle or jarred sauce or just pecorino cheese & pepper is fine italian cuisine. as is my own cheaper steak version of Bistecca Fiorentina, which still needs to be cooked before reaching medium.