Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
Lol, dude... Now you're turning me into an Italian American!

I think the important thing to remember here is that in Italian households 'meat and two veg' will often be eaten, along with pasta (pizzas strictly at the Pizzeria), but the difference is it'll be highly seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic and herbs, and wine in cooking will be prominent, unlike with the British version.

I find a lot of traditional British food a little bland and lacking in flavour for my tastes, and it's a common feeling among Italians who either live in the UK or are visiting, compared with what they're used to at home.

Marco.
Very true in the 1970s I think, where blandness was king.

Not so much these days. A lot more foreign influence in British food these days.