American diner slams meal at ‘world’s best’ pizzeria – run by Naples family in London – claiming British people ‘don’t know what pizza is’
An American is facing fiery backlash on social media after accusing British people of butchering a pizza – but has been left humiliated after it turned out she’d critiqued a meal from a world famous restaurant run by a traditional family from Naples.
The woman, known only as @lethalrejection on X, took to the social media platform on October 13 after spotting a post uploaded by one of her followers, who is a nutritionist.
In the post, the nutritionist attached a photograph of a dish she’d ordered while visiting a L’antica Pizzeria Da Michele restaurant, adding: ‘My favourite food is pizza.’
The Neapolitan-style pizza appeared to be generously topped with an array of traditional meat and vegetables, including ham, artichoke, mushroom, olive, tomato and mozzarella.
The pizza in question is from the L’antica Pizzeria da Michele chain, which first originated in Naples in 1870.
An American is facing fiery backlash on social media after accusing Brits of butchering a pizza
Owned by the Condurro family, the pizzeria has since been dubbed ‘the sacred temple of pizza’ by journalists and specialists, where diners can enjoy the ‘best pizza in the world.’
The eatery has even featured in Elizabeth Gilbert’s romantic novel, Eat, Pray, Love, and has now expanded into four more locations across Europe, including two in London, one in Manchester and another in Amsterdam.
However, the idea of this style of pizza left a sour taste in the American woman’s mouth, who went on to repost the photo before accusing British people of being behind the Italian dish.
She wrote: ‘British “people” are playing fast and loose with what constitutes pizza.’
The woman’s remarks ignited brutal responses from both Italians and Brits, with over 400 people slamming the woman’s ‘superiority complex’ – while one seething Italian left a passive-aggressive community note on her post.
Another American questioned why there were ‘beans on the pizza’ only to be quickly corrected that it was in fact olives.
One person wrote, ‘That’s a decent pizza. Not every pizza has to be a deep dish or filled with so much cheddar it stops your heart,’ while a second said, ‘I pray my life never gets so bad that I develop a superiority complex over food.’
Another said, ‘This is literally a highly rated Neapolitan pizzeria. This is what original pizza looks like,’ while a third wrote, ‘You will get pizza just like that in Napoli. You know, the place that INVENTED them? Are they playing fast and loose?’
One Italian shared: ‘I’m Italian and this is perfectly fine. I think you’re the one who has never had real pizza lol.’
The pizza in question is from the L’antica Pizzeria da Michele chain, which first originated in Naples in 1870
The eatery has even featured in Elizabeth Gilbert’s romantic novel, Eat, Pray, Love, starring Julia Roberts (pictured)
The woman’s remarks ignited brutal responses from both Italians and Brits, with over 400 people slamming the woman’s ‘superiority complex’
A Brit added, ‘American “people” when they find out what their borrowed cuisine actually looks like in the country it’s from,’ while another said, ‘I really want to know what you think a pizza is supposed to look like.’
However, a number of people appeared to agree with the American woman and expressed their distaste over the Neapolitan-style dish.
One wrote, ‘It looks cold and wet,’ while another said, ‘Love to have five clumps of wet ham and half of an artichoke slide onto the table and then immediately bite into an olive pit when I’m paying $90 for a slice of pizza.’
It comes as an American man who rubbished the idea healthcare in Australia is free has been slammed by Aussies who rushed to defend our government-subsidised system.
The TikToker, known as E Jones, discussed how Australia’s healthcare is funded by taxpayers in a video which was uploaded on Sunday, taking a swipe at those claiming it was ‘free’.
