Unpopular opinions about food

I HATE celery, there I said it, I know it’s part of the “holy trinity” but god damn it literally over powers anything that it’s cooked with, it’s all I can taste no matter how little or how much there is.
 
Gazpacho sucks, and I love Spanish food, more than I love Italian, or even Mexican. No, I don't give a toss if it's a popular dish. Cold soup is Godawful.
 
I like mediocre. I won't insist it's authentic Italian but it's a great place to get unlimited soup and bread.

The pursuit/obsession with "authenticity" in food is pretty silly in the first place. Authentic to what? It was founded by Italian-Americans, serves Italian-American food, and literally became the biggest Italian-American restaurant in history. Is that not authentic? Or are people saying that it is not authentic to Italian food in Italy? Italian-American food actually played a huge role in influencing post-war Italian food. The 19th century South-Italian peasant food that defines our common understanding of both cuisines is barely like what anybody considers Italian food today. Is this quest about trying to link this food to some primordial past? Italian food and Italian-American food are both the product of the Columbian exchange and industrialization.
 
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Dominos pizza isn’t that fucking bad. It’s not my first choice, but I won’t turn it down either. Sometimes you just want a cheap greasy pie and nothing else will hit the spot.

Little Ceaser's pizza isn’t that fucking bad. It’s not my first choice, but I won’t turn it down either. Sometimes you just want a cheap greasy pie and nothing else will hit the spot.

The pursuit/obsession with "authenticity" in food is pretty silly in the first place. Authentic to what? It was founded by Italian-Americans, serves Italian-American food, and literally became the biggest Italian-American restaurant in history. Is that not authentic? Or are people saying that it is not authentic to Italian food in Italy? Italian-American food actually played a huge role in influencing post-war Italian food. The 19th century South-Italian peasant food that defines our common understanding of both cuisines is barely like what anybody considers Italian food today. Is this quest about trying to link this food to some primordial past? Italian food and Italian-American food are both the product of the Columbian exchange and industrialization.

On a related tangent:

Tex Mex food and americanized mexican food is often (usually?) better than actual mexican food.
 
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