David Frum

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@JohnDickie1 Queen Margherita visited Naples in the wake of a gruesome cholera bout. Neapolitans (who had never before warmed to the Piedmontese monarchy) were grateful. The pizza-naming honors her brave visit. Like most contemporary non-Neapolitans, however ... — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 16, 2021

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@JohnDickie1 Also the sweet story of how a Neapolitan pizzeria invented the Margherita pizza in honor of a bygone Italian queen turns out to be a *lot* darker than advertised ... — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 16, 2021

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@JohnDickie1 ... the queen would probably have regarded pizza as greasy, messy, and disgusting. The Piedmontese kings and queens of Italy ate French food and used French-language menus until well into the 20th century. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 16, 2021