Italian Food Is Overrated

[awesomeocelot]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE Italian food but $30-$40 for a bowl of pasta is super overpriced….

[radogen]

Overrated and overpriced are two different things.

[jamescooper]

Correction to the title: Everything is overpriced in New York

[francescolapietra]

I’m italian. You are right, our cuisine is very simple, because it comes from ancient traditions, its mostly poor, food that was cooked in the families! You really nail the point. Simple stuff, but the quality of the ingredients and the love are what counts. But dont ever try putting chicking breasts in a pasta al pesto plate or i swear you’re gonna sleep with the fishes

[romanog.]

As an Italian who eats homemade Italian food 5 nights a week, your right; restaurants are overrated (but that won’t stop me from going)

[suso.]

This is an American problem not an Italian one 😭

[Bob-dcn]

As Indian myself it is not easy to make Indian food I have started learning from the best in my family and i realized how much love and effort goes into each meal.
Edit: I would like to add that making Indian food is also pricey to import Indian ingredients from India since that is halfway across the globe. It explains the price more than Italian food prices.

Edit 2: Indian snacks are also quite good even premade Indian food packets are quite good but will never beat home cooked Indian food with a recipe that has been passed down for generations.

[PaoloBelloli]

Today I went out for lunch with my partner (I live in northern Italy): I had a dish of pasta with ragù (or bolognese) and a side dish (carrots, potatoes and green beans), she had some turkey and my same side dish I had: we paid €22 altogether. $30/40 for a bowl of pasta with pesto is just theft legalised.

[Xcuntr]

Italian food is overpriced in the US, that’s Americans problem
Edit: omg this is my most liked comment on YouTube tysm

[TomSNC]

So true especially on the Indian food kick. Chinese and Indian foods are treated as some lesser tier of food than Italian when they are usually more time consuming and ingredient dense

[PackOfWolves]

Finally, someone said it! Thai, Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese foods all cost so much more to produce in money, time and skill. It blows my mind that here in Australia I can get top quality dosa for $9 but top quality pasta is $50.

[chicken]

Italian food in the US is often Americanized and overpriced, but true Italian cuisine is a whole different experience. Don't judge Italian food based on what you see outside of Italy, come try it here for the real deal.

[govols]

"I lived in New York City"

And there's your problem.

[DrShinaPusu]

So, your whole “Italian food is overrated” argument is structured around New York being outrageously overrated as a city

[vivek]

Can confirm. As an Indian living abroad, i make Italian food most of the time because its easy. (Tasty as well). Whereas, cooking the food from my own place takes hours of preparation and require many ingredients. I save it for special occasions.

[NintendodogsDream]

It’s $30-$40 because it was in New York City 💀

[sandpoo]

as an indian, im so glad you recognized how hard it is so make even one item from our cusine😭😭

[StarOnTheWater]

In the US people will compliment a home-cooked meal with "This tastes like in a restaurant".
In Italy people will compliment a restaurant meal with "This tastes home-cooked".

[andreabertino]

As an Italian I am VERY offended to see you mixing pasta with chicken while arguing that our food is overrated, LEARN HOW TO PROPERLY COOK FIRST😂

[sedatedsith]

Your argument fell apart as soon as you mentioned New York city.