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This one passed us by we have to admit, but today is International Day of Italian Cuisines as declared by the Gruppo Virtuale Chef Italiani.
According to About: 'a group of Italian chefs who work all over the globe. They suggest you celebrate with a nice bowl of pasta alla carbonara, an unusual Roman pasta dish seasoned with pancetta and egg'.
Hang on a minute! An unusual Roman pasta dish. Something is not right here. Carbonara is as usual Roman as the Colosseum.
About.com follow up by saying 'a Roman sauce with pancetta and eggs; since I have had it with cream added in Italy, I include cream as an optional ingredient though the GVCI says to avoid it'.
Correct, you do not add cream to carbonara, although standard practice elsewhere.
Also describing themselves as the 21st Italian region, the Gruppo Virtuale Chef Italiani has its headquarters in '“the world”.
There are many parallel Italy food lobbies and circuits out there, each one custodian of the real soul of Italian gastronomy and cuisine.
Read widely, learn Italian and visit Italy regularly to form your own opinion.
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