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[โ€“] [email protected] 78 points 6 months ago (27 children)

Where do you think pizza comes from?

[โ€“] PugJesus 64 points 6 months ago (18 children)

Like all things, we have seized it and made it our own. Like how getting Chinese food in an American restaurant only vaguely resembles Chinese cuisine. ๐Ÿ’ช

[โ€“] Cosmos7349 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

I mean, tomatoes are a fruit native to the Americas, so even though pizza was invented in Italy, its invention is still tied to the America side of the Atlantic in some ways. Pizza has a very interesting past!

[โ€“] PunkiBas 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Pizza existed before they had tomatoes tho

[โ€“] Cosmos7349 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I would argue that the modern understanding of pizza in Italy and across the globe is one that includes tomatoes. Things prior to that called pizza would likely not pass as pizza today. And it's pretty accepted that pizza and tomatoes are very linked. Imo you're being pedantic.

[โ€“] uienia 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Guess you never heard of pizza bianca then. Please try not to formulate grand theories before knowing just a sliver of the involved facts, thank you.

[โ€“] Cosmos7349 1 points 6 months ago

Arguing that the history of pizza is not deeply intertwined with tomatoes is a pretty weird hill to die on

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