Tomatoes are the absolute best. Nothing is like a hot Neapolitan pizza with freshly made sweet and savory tomato sauce, subtle mozzarella cheese, and a few leaves of basil here and there. But did you know that the all-Italian tomato fruit arrived in the region only in the 16th century? That’s right, there was no chicken parmigiana, pizza, or lasagna before tomatoes were brought to Italy all the way from the Americas in the 1500s.