“You should see what they put on pizza in Italy. “
I’ve been told that pizza as we know it (PAWKI) was invented in New York.
Besides, the US Men’s Foil Team took the world championship, (unimaginably, incredibly, although the reigning Olympic champion is Italian), so the Italians can just clam up for a while.
An utterly absurd contention. Pizza is documented in Italy going back to antiquity. The difference is that Americans see pizza as some sacrosanct thing with an approved list of acceptable toppings and anything else is some kind of heresy against authenticity.
Italians, on the other hand, see it as a piece of flat bread you put stuff on.