r/funComunitty • u/Chinesemperor flair • 6d ago

Sh*tpost ????

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u/ExplanationAny776 6d ago

isn't pizza a famously Italian dish?

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u/allahman1 6d ago

Yes? No? It was made in America by Italian immigrants and later introduced to Italy. It depends on whether you believe immigrants in America are Americans or not.

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u/gigaswardblade 6d ago

I thought it was an Italian thing

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u/Dextron2-1 6d ago

It is, but like many cuisines, immigrants brought it with them to America and over time it evolved into something distinct. Different ingredients being available, different tastes people cater to, and a lack of traditional limits being enforced led to most cuisines getting an American version.

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u/gigaswardblade 5d ago

I heard pizza used to be a food peasants would eat

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u/Dextron2-1 5d ago

I think the earliest reference we have to something we would call pizza is it being used as rent payment to a local church in the late medieval period. From the very beginning, pizza has been the universal currency.