Videos How Did Tomatoes Become An Italian Staple? Scott Admin posted on 2 years ago — updated on 1 second ago 220 views When you think of Italian food, you probably think about pizza, bruschetta, or spaghetti. But tomatoes aren't native to Italy. So where do these associations come from? And how these staple Italian dishes come to be? history pbs foods tomatoes PBS Food Scott Follow Author, educator, musician, dancer and all around creative type. Founder of "The Happy Now" website and the online jewelry store "Silver and Sage".