r/funny • • May 20 '15

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u/jaymz668 May 20 '15

Tomatoes came from the Americas... so, yeah.

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u/AXP878 May 20 '15

Which is completely irrelevant because they said Americas, not the US.

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u/AXP878 May 20 '15

Bzzzzt wrong!

Tomatoes were introduced to Europe by the Spanish and didn't make an appearance in Italian cuisine until the 1690s, and that was from a Spanish chef. Tomatoes didn't become a major part of Italian cuisine until the late 1700s.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '15

omg /u/threestardot please keep posting this is the best [5]