Pizza Origin Ingredients (VIDEO)

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture

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In the 16th century, tomatoes were brought back to Europe from Peru. Originally thought to be poisonous, they eventually became part of the cuisine in Naples, Italy. The working poor there needed an inexpensive meal, so they put tomatoes on their dough and created the first simple pizza.

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Graphic: Álvaro Valiño, Kelsey Nowakowski and Colin Khoury Animation: CIAT

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