TV chef: British don’t know how to eat pasta

THE British do not eat pasta correctly, the Italian chef Gino D’acampo has said. He believes portions here are too big and people add too much cheese.

Mr D’acampo, who has appeared on This Morning on ITV, called those who blame pasta for making them fat “morons” and “ignorant, stupid people”.

Pasta sales have fallen slightly in Britain as more people follow glutenfree or low-carb diets. But at the Ideal Home Show at Christmas, Mr D’acampo said: “A lot of ignorant, stupid people are saying that pasta makes you fat. How can someone say that, when Italian people have the best diet in the world and eat pasta every day?

“My answer to these morons is, pasta is not bad for you. What is bad for you is how much pasta you eat and what you put in the pasta.”

Mr D’acampo said British diners often shared a 500g (1lb 1oz) packet of pasta, which would feed four people in Italy, between two. He added that people in Britain added large amounts of fatty ingredients, such as cheese.