The scientists conducting archaeology on the ruins of Pompeii recently discovered pizza on a fresco.
The jokes are obvious, as the title of the post indicates.
Excavators find image of pizza’s possible precursor among Pompeii ruins (Washington Post)
Here's the official statement:
Pompeii: a still life discovered by the new excavations of Regio IX
"Whilst it looks like a pizza, this image from a Pompeian painting from 2000 years ago obviously can't be, since some of the most characteristic ingredients are missing, namely tomatoes and mozzarella. However, as shown by a first iconographic analysis of a still life fresco, which emerged recently as part of the new excavations in the inula 10 of the Regio IX in Pompeii, what was represented on the wall of an ancient Pompeian house could be a distant ancestor of the modern dish, elevated to the status of a World Heritage element in 2017 as the “traditional art of the Neapolitan pizza chef”.Further down, it says:
"The fresco has been found in the atrium of the house in Insula 10, Regio IX, that is now being excavated. This house was connected to a bakery, partly explored between 1888 and 1891; researchers reopened investigations last January."Get out your napkins.
There used to be a Pompeii Pizza in Baltimore, but it appears to be closed. I found a Pompeii Pizzeria outside Minneapolis in Elk River.
I wonder if they have a Plinian special on the menu.
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