One of the most popular if not the most popular versions of pizzas in Italy is the pizza margherita (and in fact a lot of pizzas are just margheritas with additional toppings).
Pizza margherita existed in the I̶X̶X̶ XIX century already in its modern form.
Thought so, but wasn’t sure. I was fond of the pizza effect story, and am holding on to the hope that it’s at least partly true. But you supply a powerful counter-fact.
Pizza margherita existed in the I̶X̶X̶ XIX century already in its modern form.