Experts say the flatbread depicted in the 2,000 year-old fresco may be a precursor to the Italian dish.

Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have uncovered a painting which depicts what might be the precursor to the Italian pizza.

The flatbread depicted in the 2,000-year-old fresco “may be a distant ancestor of the modern dish”, Italy’s culture ministry said.

But it lacks the classic ingredients to technically be considered a pizza.

The fresco was found in the hall of a house next to a bakery during recent digs at the site in southern Italy.

  • AgreeableLandscapeMEnglish
    131·
    1 year ago

    90% sure it’s tomatoes. They are not native to Europe and were only introduced in the colonial era.

    • CmdrShepard@lemmy.oneEnglish
      31·
      1 year ago

      I get pizza without tomatoes all the time. Chicken bacon ranch pizza contains zero tomatoes. I need to talk to this uninformed pizza gatekeeper.