The Bliss Point - An understanding and Warning
Italian food relies on a purity of ingredients, and the simplicity of their preparation, rather than unhealthy taste enhancers. 

The addictive "Bliss Point" recipes used by many industrial food producers and fast-food restaurants, incorporate the use of the perfect ratio of salt, sugar and fat. It’s a calorie rich combination tested and designed to stimulate the pleasure sensors of the brain, and give consumers a feeling of immediate gratification. This food is also intentionally engineered to manipulate the eater by encouraging them to take more, even when their hunger is satisfied. The result is a health catastrophe for many people. Diabetes and obesity related illnesses have become major problems throughout the Western World.

In the industrial food industry, trained tasters and scientists work like drug dealers whose intention it is to get you hooked on their products,  carefully calibrating these tasty, but disastrous combinations of salt, sugar and fat.

In contrast, traditional Italian food, and the Mediterranean diet in general, is considered “clean food," where a few high-quality ingredients are paired so that their separate tastes are preserved and high-lighted. In the cross-cultural collision between the intentional “Bliss Point” taste sensations where flavor enhancers and carbohydrates dominate, some diners might not understand Italian cuisine, with its emphasis on maintaining the integrity of a few ingredients.