Yeah, there are many evolutions and also variations of the traditional dishes.
Yes. There are a large number of variants of traditional dishes too. Like lasagna, for example.
So I am a big pasta fan.  I grew up on it and I don't even come from an Italian family.  Do you like pasta? I'm okay to pasta, they were first mentioned in 1154 Sicily, do you find that interesting? I knew it went back a long ways, but I was unaware it was that long ago.  I like the fact that there are so many pasta dishes to choose from
There are large number of evolutions and variants of the traditional dishes.