カルボナーラ（Carbonara）に「あらがち間違まちがいではない」有名ゆうめいシェフの主張しゅちょうに物議ぶつぎ

Regarding the traditional “carbonara” sauce recipe for pasta, there are very strict rules in Italy.

Classic carbonara is ideally made by mixing pork, cheese, egg yolks, and pepper, and then tossing them with pasta just before serving, if possible.

Thats why Italians were so outraged by the Belgian cream sauce being sold under the name carbonara at the shop in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Italy’s Minister of Agriculture, Francesco Lollobrigida, called this issue a “food crime” and demanded an immediate investigation.

Delhaize, a Belgian food manufacturer that produces this bottled sauce, does not claim that its product is made in Italy.

However, according to critics, using smoked pancetta instead of guanciale cured pork cheek is a serious offense.

According to a gourmet magazine called La Cucina, which is considered the bible of Italian cuisine, the authentic recipe for traditional carbonara must use guanciale, pecorino cheese, and grana cheese.

It is unacceptable to substitute guanciale with pancetta.

On the 18th, Minister Lollobrigida expressed outrage on Facebook.

It is absolutely unacceptable to use pancetta in carbonara, and all such products are typical examples of the worst kind of Italian-style products. It is intolerable that they are being sold in the supermarket of the European Parliament. I have immediately requested an investigation.

For him, this is not just a matter of taste, but also a matter of national pride.

Currently, Italy is making efforts to have Italian cuisine registered on UNESCOs Intangible Cultural Heritage list, and the results are scheduled to be announced in December.

However, Minister Lollobrigida is concerned that the Italian-style cuisine spreading around the world may undermine the authentic value of true Italian food.

The European Parliament has announced that the controversial product has been removed from the shelves.

According to the Italian Federation of Professional Farmers Coldiretti, mozzarella, salami, mortadella, and pesto are the most frequently counterfeited food products among Italian food ingredients.

The federation also points out that, under European Union EU regulations, the use of the colors of the Italian flag, product names that evoke the Italian language, and images of famous Italian landmarks may also be considered misleading.

This is not the first time carbonara has caused controversy.

Last year, the American food manufacturer Heinz was fiercely criticized for using pancetta instead of guanciale in their canned Spaghetti Carbonara, and it was even ridiculed as being no different from cat food.