tomatoes aren’t native to europe and after their introduction in the early 1500s it took almost 200 years for people to actually dare to eat them, because they thought they were poisonous like potato berries. so the pizza is less than 300 years old.
Katanas are also a relatively new japanese tradition, since they
- focused more on archery (until muskets displaced those)
- had inferior iron, which is why they had to fold it 100 million times, which made the steel ultra brittle (which is why the orientation of the blade is so important in kendo)
Fun fact Japan kept trying to conquer Korea specifically to get their Iron deposits. Japanese Iron is pretty shit comparable to Iron used for nails, which is also why Japanese steel was created it was to compensate for shitty iron.
Also as you noted Japanese sword focused martial arts is notably different from everyone else in its focus to avoid certain strikes so as to not destroy or ruin the blade. Meanwhile in Europe, the middle east, and China for example there were multiple forms of sword martial arts focused on specifically cleaving through bone.
Japanese sword focused martial arts is notably different from everyone else in its focus to avoid certain strikes so as to not destroy or ruin the blade
There’s a reason european swords have a crossguard and Katanas don’t. ;)
It goes back further than that, it just didn’t have tomatoes on it then.
Then is it pizza? If the only prerequisite is flat bread and cheese with toppings on it im pretty sure the Persians invented pizza
I don’t know. Is white pizza NOT a pizza? 🤷
im pretty sure the Persians invented pizza
Yeah, I think that’s where the Romanes (eunt domus!) got it from.
most italian dishes go back to barely before 1900 like most European things that seem like they are super old
Lasagne is very old. It’s also British.
The first cookery book (published in Britain during the reign of Richard II in the 14 th Century), had a recipe called loseyns (pronounced “lasan”) that layered cheese, meat, and pasta.
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.
Almonds being a prime example
because they thought [tomatoes] were poisonous
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.
Tobacco is also part of the nightshade family. And peppers. 🌶️
I’m suddenly rethinking my signature tobacco, eggplant, and jalapeno Margherita pizza.
Ew you eat food that’s less than 500 years old?
no im sweedish
Battle ready Italians be like:
Honestly this is probably what you would get if you gave a late Western Roman soldier crack.
One of these does not feel the same…
You’re a real Sherlock Holmes huh?
It is the bronze kopesh right?
The Cinquedea:
am I a joke to you?
Cinquedea <<<<< gladius
Yes
Hey now, don’t underestimate the lethality of the Cold Steel Italian Pizza Cutter.
That seems like overkill for chopping garlic
I suspect it was focused more on Gauls than garlic.
Happy pizza cutter Bloodborne sounds
You can stun them by mentioning pineapple on pizza.
