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Food, one of my favorite subjects. I’m rather distraught at the idea any country could attempt to ban something so wonderful as a variety of it. Don’t get me wrong, I love Italian food but not being able to break away and have Sushi, Thai, German, or a variety of other ethnicity of food would probably drive me insane. Let us not forget also that all food evolved from any time a culture mingled or began importing a new ingredient from a neighboring or allied country. It’s one thing to be strict about regional labeling like the argument over if it’s really champagne if it’s produced in the United States, but trying to enforce a nationalized menu to preserve your culture is ridiculous. recipes are constantly evolving. Do you think the first tomato sauce had garlic in it from the beginning?

Recently in the town of Lucca, Italy the council banned any new ethnic food outlets from opening within the ancient city walls. Since then, it has spread Milan, where the Northern League party brought in the restrictions to protect local delicacies from the growing popularity of foreign food. This has of course met opposition from many of the leading chefs, who have referred to this trend as gastronomic racism.

The authorities in Lucca and Milan were applauded for cracking down on non-Italian food by the Minister of Agriculture, a member of the Northern League. Who claims to view it as a way to safe guard tradition and the local culture. He does make a concession to ethnic food sellers that they should, if they remain in business, use only Italian ingredients. An interesting concept, I look forward to seeing how one would make a rice dish using only rices that are grown in Italy. I’m sure that this support in no way stems from the fact he’s in charge of a public office that gets money from localized agriculture.

I’ll be sure to keep myself to countries that have no qualms of allowing in new flavors. I know when I travel I prefer to eat local cuisine as part of the experience but sometimes I crave something a little different and it would be unfair not to be able to seek out a restaurant to meet these cravings.