The tomato comes from Peru and spaghetti was probably a gift from China.

It is, though, the “foreign” kebab that is being kicked out of Italian cities as it becomes the target of a campaign against ethnic food, backed by the centre-right Government of Silvio Berlusconi.

The drive to make Italians eat Italian, which was described by the Left and leading chefs as gastronomic racism, began in the town of Lucca this week, where the council banned any new ethnic food outlets from opening within the ancient city walls.

Asked if he had ever eaten a kebab, Mr Zaia said: “No – and I defy anyone to prove the contrary. I prefer the dishes of my native Veneto. I even refuse to eat pineapple.”

Mr Castellani said that the ban reflected growing intolerance and xenophobia in Italy.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/article5622156.ece

just a brief insight into nazizm...

Many years ago, we used to have a ryhme in Turkey in order to encourage people to use local products: ´yerli mali yerli mali, herkes onu kullanmali´

I guess Italians are following us years later

But, Ataturk said to us ´be a head of all nations!´

Come on Tami. Show these evil westerns that you are not less xenophobic then them and retaliate:

Stop eating pizza and pasta

sorry to disappoint you but Im not a nazi, and I don`t see anything xenobhobic about saying yerli mali yurdun mali herkes onu kullanmali as far as a certain type of product from a certain type of area is not banned. note that the ban of these nazis doesn`t affect the hamburger of america but the kebab of Turkey even though they are both foreign.

I think their ban include every foreign food..:

"Mr Zaia said that those ethnic restaurants allowed to operate “whether they serve kebabs, sushi or Chinese food” should “stop importing container loads of meat and fish from who knows where” and use only Italian ingredients."

And also here it says : Italy bans kebabs, McDonald´s food

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/266321

But surely, we should stop eating all pizzas and pastas as a retaliation!

 Hehehe Turkey would never need such a ban on foreign food because Turkish ONLY eat Turkish food!

How boring

it is just because we have the best cuisine of the world..unlike British

+9999

But Chiko, I still belive we should ban all pizzerias, mcdonalds for retaliation...

to ban mcdonalds? i dont think we have such big balls

thats right, we eat only turkish food just like italians eat only italian food and the chinese eat only chinese food.

as there is not smt called english cuisine, you eat other countries` food.

he he

Stop insulting our Turkishness man..

Of course we do..

Are you suggesting that our balls a smaller than a few nazi italians? eh?

I`ve heard Hitler the nazi had only one ball. ahahahhaa but I don`t think anyone would call him a man with no balls

well according to researches Italin have biggest in the world what i meant is that we cant ban Mcdonalds because it is one of the biggest symbols of American culture and capitalism such as Coca Cola. Unfortunetely our children will eat such crap more and more and be obese :S anyways i am now going to eat lunch ( nohut, pilav, cacýk, tel kadayýf ).....Allahým sana geliyorum

you mean searches or empirical evidence?

 UHMMM!! I just noticed this and I think it warrants deleting due to it´s offensive nature (how dare you, how very dare you suggest that our cuisine is errrrmmmm, not up to scratch - what is wrong with Fish and Chips!)   

btw, for those who think we don´t have British cuisine ......................

A nice plate of roast beef, Yorkhire pudding, veg, roast potatoes, and lurverly gravy................. Now I am starving!

 mmmmmm don´t forget spotted dick and custard.....although much prefer rhubarb crumble

 I am starving too..... because this does not look very delicious so I´ll pass!

(Give me please a great cuisine: Japanese, Mexican, Indian, Greek and oh well... Turkish.)

The British sure have a great tradition of cooking. Their cuisine is so unique that it´d better be kept on the island I have nothing against sausages but why to wrap them in pastry? Why spoil the colour of tea by adding milk thus making it taste blunt? But I´m willing to forgive evil Brits their greasy fish and chips (the only veggie they use) because of TRIFLE. Yummy

In defence of English Cuisine.....I have never lost weight on a vacation to England!  I find the food quite good actually....and milk in tea....I like that too. 

 tea and scones madam??

I liked the food in England too. I never knew you can put vinegar on french fries (sorry, chips). And I absolutely loved the fish and chips served in a newspaper.

My fondest memories revolve around the beer though and the pubs! Who knew you could start drinking at noon?

 This is absolutely devine!  but when I ask for vinegar to go with my fries here in the States ...they look at me like I am crazy!