In an ideal world, food would be something that unites the people of Planet Earth. We all need it to survive. Most cultures have figured out ways to make this necessity into something delicious and maybe even luxurious. But as food and cuisine have shifted from "need" to art and pleasure, some people have begun to turn something enjoyable into a source of snobbery and condescension.
This self-importance and gatekeeping may have been reserved for food writing that reflects more privileged diners, but with the advent of the Internet, food snobs can be found pretty much everywhere. They creep into Twitter threads uninvited to share their tired opinion on fast food pizza. They balk at carbonara recipes that incorporate cream. They write essay-length reviews on Yelp, tearing into cuisines they only think they know something about. But while the diatribes and snide comments are wholly obnoxious, they're also kind of entertaining. These people are so desperate to show that they know better that we can't help but laugh at them.
If you expect this much effort from the restaurant (you expect fancy plating for delivery??) and delivery person, the least you can do is throw them a few bucks for their clearly thankless labor. Truly despicable.
UK Indian food has been a thing for a long time. Seems like this condescending food snob is just ill-informed.
Who's gonna tell this person that milk, white wine, celery AND carrots are in the classic recipe for Bolognese? Italian-American cuisine is it's own thing. There's more to Italian than the red sauce, believe us.
Newsflash: Omelets are folded in France. And even in Japan.
While it's grating that this Polish person is gatekeeping Italian cuisine, there are pizzas that feature a cooked sauce. Plenty of them.
While we really hope this is a joke, the comments in the New York Times cooking app have us doubting our judgment. Good luck finding that ewe.
Get off your sea salt-flecked high horse.
Why can't we just let people enjoy ketchup?