In Pompeii, they found a fresco with the "progenitor of pizza" (3 photos + 1 video)

Archaeologists at the excavations of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii discovered on one of the frescoes there is an image of a flatbread, outwardly very similar to pizza. The dish was found on the wall of the hall of the house, to which the bakery was attached.





Archaeologists working on the ruins of Pompeii (Italy) attracted one of the ancient frescoes, because it depicts a snack that seems too modern.



Still life with a tray and wine and fruit flaunting on it would be the most common, if not for one dish - a dough cake with filling, surprisingly similar to pizza. That the experts are half joking called "protopizza", appeared almost 2000 years before the modern pizza. Unless, of course, you believe the ancient fresco.



However, scientists still believe that rewriting history pizza is not worth it. After all, even in ancient times, people mixed water with flour and baked cakes. After that, they could well put on a cake stuffing. So it is unlikely that the food depicted on the fresco is ancient. pizza. Moreover, it does not even have tomatoes and mozzarella.