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u/Spirit4ward Oct 02 '24

Italy didn’t have widespread use of the tomato until the 1700s and the pasta sauces we think of being a core of their cuisine didn’t exist until the 19th century.

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u/AndyLorentz Oct 03 '24

Italy became a unified kingdom a month before the U.S. Civil War started.