In that sense, we shouldn't be too surprised when Japanese people use toppings like shrimp, canned tuna, avocado, seaweed, or even squid ink on their pizza. In fact, the tomato part of pizza came from America, so while it was created in Italy, its current form is rather modern. It certainly makes it hard for even Americans to say they've had the 'real' thing, but maybe that's okay.Ī wise geek has mentioned that pizza is the people's food and, in the old days, was pretty much just dough, cheese, and whatever you had around. That's pretty hardcore, not just because a government would outline what allows a food to be called by a certain name, but also because it dictates the region the ingredients must come from. For those unaware, there are actually guidelines for what a real Neapolitan pizza is. I feel like pizza is a good place for us to start, because it is one food I feel like is both universal and also…not. I didn't really enjoy it that time, but future adventures went much better. Rather than shutting my mouth, I accepted the difference and tried to embrace it. I was going to say it was 'wrong', but despite not liking sushi at the time, I immediately thought of California rolls and a Japanese friend I knew who had complained about fake Japanese food. I'd never had any of those ingredients on a pizza since, well, we don't really do that in the states. What I got was a mayonnaise, corn, 'sausage' pizza (wait for my section on sausage). The first time I visited Japan, my family friends thought it would be good to give me something 'American' for dinner, to help my stomach adjust to the long flight, lack of sleep, and different weather. Often we can still find the spirit of the original dish, and hopefully, by discussing some of the origins, we can see how even our own local favorite 'ethnic' food might have been adapted for our own culture's taste buds. While Japan is often accused of having 'weird' food, it's simply a reinterpretation based on local culture. Add difficulty obtaining ingredients due to price, season, or general scarcity, combined with differences in cooking techniques, and even food itself can become lost in translation. What's delicious to one may be disgusting to another. Like any other art, certain cultures value certain traits more than others. Food is a great way to share culture, but sometimes it can be difficult.

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