Archaeologists have discovered a mural in the Roman ruined city of Pompeii depicting a dish that resembles an Italian pizza.
The archaeologists think the pictured meal could be a 2,000-year-old “ancestor” to pizza, writes BBC News. The painting was found in the hallway of a house next to a bakery. In addition to the bakery’s oven, the archaeologists are also said to have excavated three skeletons.
The discovery was made this year during excavations in Pompeii. The Roman ruin city in southern Italy is located about 14 kilometers from Naples. In that Italian city, the pizza as we know it today was eaten for the first time.
According to the archaeologists, they cannot really call the round flatbread in the mural a pizza, because typical pizza ingredients such as tomato sauce and melted cheese are missing.
A goblet of red wine can be seen next to the flatbread on a silver tray. The scientists think the flatbread was eaten with fruit, such as pomegranates and dates, or with herbs and a kind of pesto sauce.
2023-06-27 18:39:00
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