Italy’s cuisine has long been defined by foreign flavors. But with anti-immigration sentiment rising and the climate changing, will Italians continue to embrace new ingredients and ideas from abroad?

“An obsessive focus on the intersection of food and local identity defines Italy’s culinary culture, one that is at once prized the world over and insular in the extreme.”

“Incorporating new ingredients and ideas today will necessitate a new appreciation for the people who brought them to Italy in the first place, and a collaborative spirit that seems hard to achieve in an age of tense politics.”