"In 1835, French author, , and culinary expert Alexandre Dumas travelled to Naples, Italy where he observed the customs and life of the Neapolitan poor. His published work, ‘’’’ (1843), described the infamous lazzaroni of the city, so named because their ragged appearance evoked images of . Dumas declared that the lazzaroni submitted on two foods: watermelon in the summer and pizza in the winter. In describing pizza for his readers Dumas wrote that, at first, it appeared to be a very simple thing: the poor and the working classes ate with various toppings for breakfast, or . Pizza was a kind of bread, but it was not purchased whole; rather, customers bought the size they could afford. There were also many varieties of pizza for sale: pizza with oil, pizza with lard, pizza with es, pizza with tiny fish, pizza with cheese. The variety and popularity of toppings told Dumas more than just what the lazzaroni liked. The ingredients of a pizza told him about the cost and availability of certain foods in Naples."
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