Pizza – we all
eat it, we all love it. It’s constantly in top 3 of the most beloved kinds of
fast food. Some say that there is no such thing as bad pizza. But have we ever
stopped to think about it? Where does it come from, when was it created, what is
it really?
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Earliest pizzas
were created way before Italy even existed, back in Neolithic age. The first
flatbread created by mankind was hard and tasteless, so our ancestors found a
way to add flavour to it by baking it with other ingredients, like meat of
hunter animals, herbs or roots on top of it. In ancient Greece common people
added olives and herbs to their baked bread, as well as the most important
pizza ingredient – cheese. In Persia, 6th century BC, it was common to eat
pizza with cheese and dates.
Modern pizza
was created in Italy. It was there where it became common to add tomatoes to
pizza, leaving cheese on top and adding herbs, mostly garlic, salt and basil,
straight to the dough. This is what we tend to call “Pizza Margherita”. The
name comes from a tale of queen Margherita being presented with 3 kinds of
pizza to choose from, and she chose the one with Italian colors on it – red
from tomatoes, green from basil and white from cheese. Some people say it’s true;
yet, it’s most probably a legend.
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Pizza became
popular worldwide when Italian immigrants reached the United States. All
immigrants loved its taste and the way it could be customized. The first known
pizzeria was the Loop in Chicago. Created by Vincent (Jimmy) Bruno in 1903 it
started a worldwide trend that has existed up to this day.
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Modern pizza
has evolved way beyond that. On top of the cheese we put many other ingredients
that fit our taste, like pepperoni, mushrooms, ham or even pineapple. There are
even two kinds of pizza at this point – Italian, which is more traditional,
baked on more crusty dough with herbs and ingredients sometimes lying on a
plate next to it, and American, with fat and salty dough.
What’s your
favourite pizza?
Sources:
www.pizzaportal.pl – not really a source, but since you are hungry after reading this
article, go get a pizza.
Comments
Pizza is a very versatile food. It can be easy to eat alone and in a group. You can, but you do not need to use cutlery and plates. It can be a main dish, side dish or snack. You can eat it for breakfast, lunch, dinner and in between. You can order it delivered to your door. You can leave a part for reheating later. It can contain all kinds of dietary components, including even very healthy and nutritious vegetables.
I love the different types of pizza. Sometimes a thin crust and a careful selection of few components. Sometimes a thick dough with a mountain of cheese and toppings. My favorite ingredients on the pizzas are ham, mushrooms, capers, onions, salami and peppers. Of course, not including the traditional ones, such as cheese and tomato sauce. But sometimes I eat recently popular pizzas with rocket and Parma ham or seafood. I also like very controversial Hawaiian pizza with pineapple.
My favorite type of pizza is made very thin. For me it doesn't matter in fact what is on it, it's nice if only it's not too spicy and there are no sea foods (I hate them).
I love pizza especially when it's well baked and crunchy :)
Seriously tho, that's the best thing about pizza, you can make it literally any way you want. Only the cake is static, you can change the sauce for barbecue, you can remove the cheese (ate no-cheese pizza in italy once, just tomato sauce and garlic, pretty good), you can add any silly thing you want and it's still a pizza. Can't do that with pork chop.
I have always wondered why pizza is fast food, you can't make it in 5 minutes. I like pizza very much. In fact probably there isn't any kind of pizza I don't like. It depends on pizza restaurant and who makes it. The safest choice for me is Hawaii pizza. I like food which is sweet and salty. My favourite dough is Italian, but in Poland it is very difficult to find real Italian dough. Real Italian pizza is dry for Polish people. Some time ago I met Italian man who told me that he gave more sauce because Polish friends told him that they don't like it dry. But maybe they meant something different :)
Pineapple, capers, olives or artichoke are example of ingredients that some people love and others hate, and you can choose if you want them on your pizza.
The possibility to make pizza only of your favorite ingredients makes it the most amazing (in my opinion) food in the world. I usually like pizza with thin crust, but I definitely have to try Chicago Deep Dish Pizza, because it looks SO amazing.
- pepperoni
- sausage or bacon
- green peppers
- pineapple
- pepper-jack cheese
- [optional] olives
I guess I'm not too demanding, as probably typical Margheritta with good cheese is enough to satisfy me, but I also love more meat-y versions :). You made me hungry now, damn you! Glorious article :).
AND DON'T FORGET: IN CRUST WE TRUST!
To me, the best pizza is the thin crust one, baked in a wood-fired oven and served with olive oil. When it comes to ingredients, I prefer traditional pizza, without sea food or sweet elements like pineapple.
It's interesting fact, but I don't like to eat. Maybe it's strage, many people say it, but it's a fact.
In my opinion , there are two kinds of people:
1. people who eat to live
2. people who live to eat.
I'm definietly in this first group. I eat to live and that's all. I don't like to try new dishes. Just prefer to eat tested one.
But second interesting fact is that I like to try new kinds of pizza. With many different, often strange, additions. I don't know how it works. It's my second self that's why I really like pizza. When I order new kind of pizza, I wait for it as kid for a gift. ;)
Yesterday I ate pizza named "Góralska" (sheep cheese, onion, bacon, cranberry, tomato sauce, Piccorella) in Dominium pizzeria. Very tasty. Try it!
Recently I've eaten pizza with duck and pumpkin in Aioli, it was really delicious. I like the Italian style pizza with plenty of rucola. I've never eaten Persian pizza with dates, I even haven't thought of adding fruits to pizza (besides pineapple and corn of course), however that could taste wonderful. I'm definately going to try it!
At home I often prepare pizza with bought fresh dough and my own ingredients which are at hand at the moment.
If I had to choose my favourite ones I eat Hawaiian pizza and Capriciosa (with ham and mushrooms) the most often so I'd choose these "classics". However I love experiencing new untypical tastes.
I love pizza and I enjoy eating it basically everything :)
The best pizza I have eaten so far was in London. There was small Italian restaurant near Trafalgar Square. Their pizza was amazing no words can describe this taste :D
it isn't so hard to make it at home. You need to spend approximately 30min to prepare great pizza :D
I’m not a huge fun of pizza. I never eat it alone. Eating pizza is an act of conformism for me, just for being a part of a group and have fun together.
I’m not sure that pizza is great for your brain power. I love to eat food that helps my brain works. So actually you can study less time (but more efficient) and have more free time.
My favourite pizza always was the one with pineapples, chicken and corn. Usually it calls Hawaiian. I really like how sweet pineapples comes with sauce and chicken and the taste they create together.
My two bests are Mexicana and one that I've tasted at Telepizza which I hated for about 10 years, but after that I'm ordering it from time to time - it's called "Królewska Gouda" and this is one pizza with a different type of ultra thin dough. It's with bacon really a lot of Gouda cheese and tomatoes, and for desert two types of sauce on it. It is a must !
I also like to make pizza at home, every time I try making it it ends up being a little bit different.
I think buying a baking stone would improve my creations greatly.
My favourite pizza is Italian style on a thin dough with delicious tomato sauce. However it is not like I don't like a pizza on a thick dough - I love it too. I don't really like "pizzerinas" that are usually sold in bakeries. And I hate the taste of frozen pizzas.