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Default Tuscan city says 'basta' to ethnic food
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(Victor Sack) wrote:


> ROME (AP) - If you are craving a kebab, tandoori chicken or Peking duck
> you may go hungry in the small Tuscan city of Lucca, which has just
> barred new ethnic restaurants from opening in its historic medieval
> center.

> "By ethnic cuisine we mean a different cuisine," city spokesman Massimo
> Di Grazia said Thursday. "That means no new kebabs, Thai or Lebanese
> restaurants."

I think it's kind of funny. Before trade between the old world and the
new world, there were no peppers, tomatoes or potatoes in the old world.
Should those ingredients be banned from this area?

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Dan Abel
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