Augustin Banchero immigrated from Genoa in 1893 to Buenos Aires to open a bakery in "La Boca" called Richuelo with his son Juan. Here it is believed the legendary Fugazetta was invented as a derivative of the famous Genovese focaccia. The story goes that Juan cut an onion focaccia in half and added cheese because he thought it was too dry. Banchero is a cornerstone of world pizza history.

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