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minus-squareyesman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·edit-24 months agoTomatoes, 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.
minus-squarePsaldorn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·4 months agoThat’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.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-24 months agoOh hey is that like the Irish stew with Potaytoes instead of Potahtoes?
minus-squarePsaldorn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoJust gotta let the meats dissolve
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.
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.
What did they use instead?
Tomaytos.
Oh hey is that like the Irish stew with Potaytoes instead of Potahtoes?
Just gotta let the meats dissolve