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We agree this is a tricky area of the guidelines.

The general rule is to use <product> for phrases specifying a product or something that a business sells. As an exception, if the thing that a business is strongly tied to one of the subdomains (e.g. gas, meals, hotel rooms), we use <generic_business>. This is why "Italian food" and "pizza" get <generic_business> tag in the examples above as they are strongly tied to "restaurant" domain.

Phrases specifying food can be either a <generic_business> mention or a <menu_item> mention within the restaurant subdomain. Specific menu items should use <menu_item>, whereas reference to entire cuisines should use <generic_business>. For phrases specifying categories of items found on a menu, you should use your judgment as to whether they are closer to a specific menu item, in which case use <menu_item>, or closer to an entire cuisine, in which case use <generic_business>.

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