I love Italian food. But even though the cuisine is known for tomato sauce-based dishes, those recipes didn’t really exist until the 17-18th century regionally

I love Italian food. But even though the cuisine is known for tomato sauce-based dishes, those recipes didn’t really exist until the 17-18th century regionally and 19th century in general. Pasta was introduced to Italy earlier than tomatoes, but the toppings were pretty strange compared to today’s tastes. https://www.trafalgar.com/real-word/history-pasta/ https://www.trafalgar.com/real-word/history-pasta/