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How Pizza Actually Became Pizza: Tomatoes, Myths, and Street Food
Think pizza started in 1889 with Queen Margherita and a patriotic tricolor pie? The truth is much older and messier — and way more interesting. This episode traces pizza from 10th-century Latin rental agreements to the poor Neapolitans who first dared to eat the "poisonous" tomato. We unpack the surprisingly recent arrival of tomatoes in European cuisine, the plausible but unprovable pewter plate theory, and how a clever marketing origin story became UNESCO-certified history. If you've ever wondered how a peasant flatbread conquered the world, this one's for you. Episode 3092 —…
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