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The whole world knows how proud Italians are of their cuisine. And they have a reason to be. After all, they are the ones who invented pizza and they know how to prepare a dish as simple as pasta a million different mouth-watering ways. And let’s not forget about gelato and tiramisù. Are you hungry yet?

Well, maybe you should hold your appetite. Turns out, there is an account on Twitter that is dedicated solely to Italian food, but it’s not what you think it is. @ItalianComments shares food that Italians are mad at and cannot approve of. These dishes are a sacrilege in Italians’ eyes and they have a lot to say about them.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always think that if pizza misshapen/imperfect/bubbly/puffy/dotted with charred bits, it is a sign that it is really good (e.g. homemade, made from scratch, wood-oven fired)

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The highly entertaining Twitter account @ItalianComments has more than 100k followers and they post everything that has to do with Italian food. Especially food that is so far from the traditional cuisine that you can only vaguely see the resemblance.

Of course, the dishes that attract the most attention are pizza and various pastas. The screenshots @ItalianComments posts almost always contain comments made by Italians mocking the food and expressing their expert opinion on the matter.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is somthing i would make as a dare then i would take one bite almost die from a heart attack then wake up then think about my life choices

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Italian cuisine is the most popular in the world. YouGov actually conducted a survey in 24 countries asking 24,000 people which foods from 34 national cuisines they've tried and which of them were their favorite. The research revealed that surprise, surprise, Italian cuisine was preferred by the majority. 85 percent of the people agreed that they liked Italian food, especially pizza and pasta.

The nation that liked Italian food the most, with 99 percent of the representatives in the survey, was Italians. They are their culinary tradition’s biggest fans and they will defend it when they see it being mistreated.

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The account has been active since 2015 and has blessed its followers with more than 1,500 tweets. You can find some patterns in the content @ItalianComments shares. The photos often are of weird food combinations of pasta, for example with rice, and of course, the sacrilege of sacrileges that makes an Italian's blood boil—pizzas with pineapples on them. Share your opinion—is pineapple on pizza appropriate or are you with the Italians?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

that ground beef is really not cooked. i can't believe this is not a joke

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh man. As a dane I can tell you that it's only poor students and people with no idea of cooking who would eat s**t like that.

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The comments under these photos are as entertaining as the photos themselves. The Italians are not holding back and are critiquing the dishes without mercy. They compare the food in the photos with puke and other nasty things, expressing their disbelief that someone actually eats this and go as far as to say that what they are seeing is a crime. Of course, we understand that they are mostly joking, but knowing their passion for their food, part of an Italian's soul probably is truly suffering seeing things on pizza that they consider should never be put on it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this one is not that bad. Also, I agree bamboo shoots don't belong on pizza, but they ARE delicious on other things

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It is not surprising that the Italians are so passionate about their own food. It’s part of their national identity; they have a whole culture surrounding it. Eating is a pleasure, dinner is considered quality time with family, and their food traditions go way back. Did you know that modern pizza developed in the 18th or at the beginning of the 19th century? All those circumstances explain why Italians are so attached to their food and why seeing others making the dishes barely recognizable provokes heated reactions.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not only do I break pasta in half to cook it, I hate twirling it. Hows that for psycho?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i need to go burn my eyes out and cut off my tongue after seeing this picture and imagining this taste

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Having been a chef, I must admit this is the first time I have seen vomit on pasta. So unappealing! 🤮

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Spaghetti alla milanese do not exist. And if they existed, they wouldn't be like that.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please tell me this parliamentarian is no longer serving. Or, if he is, I hope he is serving in jail for the travesty done to this pizza!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was impressed with the dough work until my brain finally admitted to what it was seeing in the rest of the picture.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe a little Yum Yum sauce to go with whatever the hell this is?!?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pietro stole my words. I think the hotline is quite appropriate for this since it is definitely a crisis for Italian cooking.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Totally ruined the sauce! It is runny and gross and has strange big yellow things in it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG! The poor scallops!! What did they ever do to deserve such cruel treatment?!?

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How About Giving Them Short Pasta

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Person: Pineapple on my pizza please, can't be that bad... The Pizza:

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe you should wash the tomatoes before putting them in the recipe, not while you are adding them!!

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