Northern Italians cluster genetically with the French and Germans. Southern Italians cluster with Greeks and Lebanese. They were never the same people and the science proves it. Italian history Italian unification Italian heritage Italian-American Italian emigration Italian identity Italian diaspora Italian ancestry North vs South Italy DNA Italian genetics divide Mediterranean ancestry #ItalianHistory #ItalianHeritage #ItalianPride #NorthVsSouth #ItalianGenetics

Northern Italian food is bland, butter-based Germanic cuisine. Southern Italian food, tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, spices, is what world calls “Italian.” They stole your food and called it theirs. Northern Italy’s traditional cuisine is Germanic, polenta, butter sauces, boiled meats. Closer to Austrian and Swiss food than Mediterranean. Southern Italy created pasta with tomato sauce, pizza, espresso, tiramisu, cannoli, everything world thinks is “Italian.” For decades Northerners mocked Southern