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“The enemy is not so much ethnic food, but food of poor quality. A bad Tuscan trattoria does more damage than a kebab shop.” (Roberto Burdese, president of Slow Food, responding to the Italian town of Lucca–near Florence–and its effort to ban anything but native restaurants within city limits. No French, no Chinese and no Chicago-style pizza. The measure has sparked somewhat intense debate. Many have pointed out that such Italian staples as, say, tomatoes originated elsewhere. Quoted in The Christian Science Monitor.)
