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    Tomatoes, peppers, and potatoes are native to the Americas. That means that before Transatlantic trade, there were no hot peppers in China, no potatoes in Ireland, and not tomatoes in Italy.

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      That’s why if you ask someone in Bologna how much tomato to add to your Bolognese they will chase you out of town with a kitchen knife.

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        Which is weird, considering the dish was only invented in the 19th century, so tomatoes were absolutely available.

        Italian cuisine in general has way less tradition that people think.

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          That’s documented serving. You don’t seriously believe that a slow stew on the basis of meat, wine and misofritto only appeared in the 19th century?

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            No, but at what point would you start calling it bolognese then? It’s every meat/wine stew from Bologna bolognese?

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              When do you call something a continent? Just vibes, I guess. All I am saying is that the dish has a much longer history than 200 years.

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        What did they use instead?

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          Tomaytos.

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            Oh hey is that like the Irish stew with Potaytoes instead of Potahtoes?

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          Just gotta let the meats dissolve

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      Imagine many common Indian dishes without tomatoes or chilis. How about the popular trope of a Native American on horseback? Horses went extinct in the US many thousands of years before Europeans arrived with a different kind. It’s amazing how quickly the cultural exchange happened so long ago.

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        Tangential fact: syphillis originated in the Americas, likely from llamas. It’s the only instance of a transmittable disease to be imported to the old world.

        This also makes me a bit annoyed at the show 'Apothecary Diaries" as it depicts syphillis existing in China in the 700AD

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          Alright, everyone, who banged tina‽

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          They also depict a mushroom that only grows in Japan growing in China but the show is pretty anachronistic overall.

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          I thought Romans had syphilis and that’s why they were bald

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            Romans had lead poisoning

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              Only the rich ones though right?

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                Not sure, everyone’s water came in lead pipes. The wealthy had more lead though

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                  For some reason I thought only the rich had plumbing

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                    All the people living in cities

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                  The wealthy Romans deliberately added lead to their wine to make it sweeter

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