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Some people think that pizza was Marco Polo's best try to make some Chinese scallion pancakes upon returning to Italy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cong_you_bi
by pazimzadeh 7y ago
Some people think that pizza was Marco Polo's best try to make some Chinese scallion pancakes upon returning to Italy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cong_you_bing#Chinese_legend_surrounding_the_invention_of_pizza https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cong_you_bing#Chinese_legend_s...
Apparently the argument against this is that pizza existed in the Mediterranean, which is not compatible with the idea that pizza came from New York.
- Dansvidania 7y agoI believe Pizza/Pita like flat-bread type foods have existed in the Mediterranean since ancient Greek times. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_pizza https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_pizza if one is to trust the historical information quoted on wikipedia, pizza was popular in Italy (Naples in particular) already in the 19th century, well before immigrants made it popular in the US. So I think "Pizza effect" is a bit of a misnomer
- samatman 7y agoNot a misnomer at all. The point is that what Italians now consider pizza is influenced by the American adaptation of the basal dish. That's the whole point.
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- Dansvidania 7y agoright, but as an Italian I tend to disagree :D