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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 25 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

Explanation: Ancient Roman predecessors to modern pizza used pomegranate, amongst other fruits. Of course, such proto-'pizzas' lacked tomatoes (as tomatoes come from the Americas) and probably lacked mozzarella (as mozzarella is first mentioned during the Renaissance).

The busts are of Emperor Titus, partyboy, bicon, and general good fellow.

[–] School_Lunch@lemmy.world 10 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Its hard to imagine Italy without marinara sauce.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 12 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Insane, isn't it? Tomatoes were an ornamental plant in Europe even after they were introduced for almost 200 years, on account of it being part of the nightshade family (and thus, thought to be poisonous). Tomatoes in Italian cuisine only date to around ~1700 AD, yet it's hard to imagine it without tomatoes!

[–] Blackout@fedia.io 9 points 16 hours ago

Italy before they got noodles from China: "I'm so hungry, I can't wait until Italian food is invented."

[–] rainbowbunny@slrpnk.net 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

What's the name of the predecessor and where would I find a recipe?