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Lee Child

I love Italian food but that's too generic a term for what's available now: you have to narrow it down to Tuscan, Sicilian, and so on.

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The author is saying that simply saying "Italian food" is not enough because Italian cuisine is very diverse. To truly understand or appreciate it, you need to specify the particular regional style, like Tuscan or Sicilian.

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