Northern Italian vs. Southern Italian food

[Mr. Smith]

Abstaining from this cruel cruel dichotomy.

I shall endorse the side of breadsticks and carbonara risotto (Northern) as well the side of gnocchi and calamari (Southern).


Now the areas themselves are a far far different matter.

[Mr. Smith]

~Sighs~,  I voted Northern just to balance it out.

But c'mon polenta, prosciutto, breadsticks, marscapone and so many French influences...and who can say no to French cooking?

[Mr. Smith]

Abstaining from this cruel cruel dichotomy.

I shall endorse the side of breadsticks and carbonara risotto (Northern) as well the side of gnocchi and calamari (Southern).


Now the areas themselves are a far far different matter.

Carbonara is not a northern food. It's of Rome.

Seriously? Fits the stereotypes almost to a T, between the egg and cream based sauce, and the use of land animals (admittedly it's pork though) rather than fish.

No matter, I can think of other examples to put in there.