Post #913406
2026-03-27 11:43 UTC
tomatoes aren’t native to europe and after their introduction in the early 1500s it took almost 200 years for people to actually jat them, because they thought they were poisonous like potato berries. so the pizza is less than 300 years old.
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@lath@lemmy.world 2026-03-27 11:57
I disagree. It may take a long time for a food product to enter mainstream consumption, but I can assure you some people will try to eat even poisonous potato berries as soon as they’re first found.
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@JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-03-28 09:49
Ok but then it turns out that TOMATOES are part of the nightshade family (along with EGGPLANT and those are the only two I know off the top of my head) which have been shown to contribute to depression & other ailments.