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Many Italian staples and internationally recognized favorites were invented and refined during the Late Middle Ages and the early Renaissance; pasta was on everyone's dinner plate by the 13th century, though it was commonly made out of rice flour rather than durum wheat; pizza, the medieval Italian term for "pie", and tortes came in many varieties with a wide range of toppings, ranging from marzipan, and custards to chicken, eel, or even hemp; polenta made from French green lentils or barley; risotto; and a myriad of local or regional variants of sausage and cheese which was eaten by more or less everyone. As early as the Middle Ages, the cheeses, in particular, appear to have been highly specialized, from a fresh Tuscan to an aged Milanese from Tadesca, wrapped and shipped in tree bark. Medieval Italians also used eggs to a higher degree than many other regions, and the recipe collections describe herb omelettes (herboletos) and frittatas. Grapes as tasty morsels and lemons as a cooking ingredient was ubiquitous and, of course, olive oil of every conceivable kind was the cooking fat of choice in all regions, including the north, for dressing salads, frying, seasoning, marinading and preserving meats.[SUP][14]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_cuisines_of_medieval_Europe#Italy
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You asked. No tomatoes before 1492.
I think Matt's improvement in confidence and performance this past season will offset the departure of TJ. At least I hope I'm right. My biggest concern is Jackson's comments regarding the seriousness of Otz's departure. I hope that Prohm can reel him in -- crossing my fingers.
They are technically a fruit.......ssssssshhhhhh.......don't tell anybody or I will not reveal what else I know about them to you.
Thank you for bringing in more information from the Middle Ages. As Al Gore so elegantly stated, “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”
I'm sure all of the various camps can attribute Matt's improvements to their favorite, whether it was TJ returning, Hoiberg leaving, or Prohm arriving. I tend to think it has more to do with Matt himself.
The Supreme Court of the United States disagrees with you.
In the case of Nix v Hedden in 1893, the court decided:
Tomatoes are "vegetables" and not "fruit" within the meaning of the Tariff Act of 1883 based on the common meaning of those words.
Justice Horace Gray, writing the opinion for the Court, stated that:
The passages cited from the dictionaries define the word 'fruit' as the seed of plants, or that part of plants which contains the seed, and especially the juicy, pulpy products of certain plants, covering and containing the seed. These definitions have no tendency to show that tomatoes are 'fruit,' as distinguished from 'vegetables,' in common speech, or within the meaning of the tariff act.
To further blow minds...
Tomatoes are not only a fruit but they are berries.
Ironically, strawberries are actually not berries.
Which one would you never put mustard on?
I don't think I'd ever put mustard on strawberries. But, on a tomato? Yes, yes I would. However, if by putting mustard on strawberries would seal the deal concerning Donovan Jackson, then I'd definitely take a chance and mustardize my berries!
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