Experts say the flatbread depicted in the 2,000 year-old fresco may be a precursor to the Italian dish.
  • interolivary@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

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

    How on earth can they tell from that? 😀

    • Nari@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Well, the tomato sauce is a guarantee, since tomatoes are a New World plant.

  • LvxferreEnglish
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    1 year ago

    This doesn’t surprise me a single bit, since the Aeneid (published in 19 BCE) already mentions something rather similar: thin bread topped with meats (as per Jupiter’s will) and fruits (as per Ceres’)*. And given that the Romans ate cheese a fair bit, I bet that at least some pizze bianche (no tomato sauce) already popped up back then.

    *Source in Latin, and in English.