Twitter users were quick to decry Chun’s attempt to funk with carbonara, an objectively perfect dish. Commenters called the recipe “the worst thing to happen to Italy since Super Mario tennis,” asking that NYT Cooking “go stick the bright tang somewhere it can do no harm.” Chun is far from the first to anger the carbonara mob: The Daily Beast reports that Martha Stewart once devised a “Nightmare Carbonara” by adding garlic and cream.

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Despite the passion, carbonara isn’t some sacred centuries-old culinary tradition. The Daily Beast found that carbonara, which was inspired by American military officers after they liberated Rome in 1944, is often considered the “ugly cousin of traditional Italian cuisine.” It didn’t even start appearing on menus until the 1950s. Relatively secular roots aside, carbonara is a thing of beauty, and it certainly doesn’t transformation via tomato-y tang. That said, this recipe sounds like a solid bet for a weeknight dinner—it just isn’t carbonara. Mamma mia.