On: Italy bans cultivated meat products

[peoplefromibiza]

> to goods like tea and coffee

coffee and tea came to Europe through Ottoman Empire.

> other new goods coming across the silk road

Marco Polo went through the silk road, but Italy did not invent it.

The silk road went from China to the actual Crimea.

[bakuninsbart → peoplefromibiza]

For quite a while, Venice had exclusive trading rights with the ottoman empire. Even before, Italian traders were dominating trade coming into Europe.