Discussion

thisismyweakarm: Article is mainly about the Baltics, but I always wondered what Italians ate before tomatoes came from the Americas.

throwaway110022: Pasta alla genovese is one such dish, it resembles modern ragu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genovese_sauceThat being said I think the ubiquitousness of tomato sauce even in modern Italian cuisine is overestimated.

thih9: If you’re interested in e.g. what ancient romans ate, that seems well documented.Bread, olives (and olive oil), cheese, meat, fish, fruit, nuts, wine.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_in_ancient_Romehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apicius