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“I really like Italian food,” said Matthew Baber, 14, of Peachtree City, who has earned a spot as Speller No. 50 in this year’s national competition.

Tomatoes, for example, are core to Italian cooking, but originated in the Americas, as Zepeda points out. Beans, essential to both cuisines, are also believed to have originated in the Americas.