"don't you realize the discovery of america revolutionized italian cooking???"

tomatos only naturally grow in north america!
so the world didn't have tomatos until the discovery of america. isn't that crazy? it's weird that something that is so common in everyday food didn't even exist for people until 500 years ago. now they have imported it to other countries, but they don't grow there naturally. it shows how the huge discoveries of one century are the standards of the next (there is a quote that goes something like that, but i can't remember it right now).
and to think, i came this close (well, 500 years) to never experiencing the joys of eating a pizza...