Bread, cheese, and tomatoes have all been around since ancient times. So, why did it take so long to invent pizza?
Bread, cheese, and tomatoes have all been around since ancient times. So, why did it take so long to invent pizza?
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Tomatoes are from the Americas, so it wasn't around in European ancient times. I guess it could have been invented in the Americas, but cheese wasn't really a thing there.
Even crazier, noodles come from China/Asia. So what the fuck did Italians eat before Columbus?!
Bread. And circuses.
Well if you remember Marco Polo, the Venetian explorer from the 13th century, famously established a trade route to China. That was about 250 years before Columbus. Of course there was already trade back and forth between Europe and Asia, but let's just not forget the future Italian who is just famous for connecting with China!