History of Pizza
The basis for Pizza were originally from the early Greeks, the first big roles, round and flat, which they “anointed with oil, herbs, spices and dates.” Tomatoes were not discovered at that time have established or used very probably, as we do today.
Finally, the idea of flat bread found its way to Italy, where the 18th Century, flat breads called “Pizzas”, which are sold in the streets and markets. They were not all that busy, but enjoyed au naturel. Because they were relatively cheap, are tasty and plentiful, they were to the poor through the streets of Naples vendors.The acceptance of the tomato, which bore the Neapolitans and the visit of Queen sold the pizza that we know and enjoy the day.
In 1889 or so, took the Queen Margherita, accompanied by her husband, Umberto I, an inspection tour of the Italian Kingdom. In his travels around Italy she saw many people, especially peasants, eating this large patties. Curious, the queen ordered her guards to him one of those pizza bread. The queen loves to eat bread, and when they the people who caused some consternation in court circles. It was not suitable for a queen to eat peasant food.
Nevertheless, the queen loved the bread and decided to take matters into your own hands. Invocation boss Rafael Esposito Pizza in the royal palace, left the queen to him a selection of pizzas for her pleasure to cook. In honor of the queen, who was so loved by his subjects, Rafael decided to make a very special pizza just for her. He cooked a pizza with tomato, mozzarella and fresh basil (the colors of the Italian flag represent: red, white and green). This became Queen Margherita’s favorite pizza and when word got out that this was one of the favorite food of the queen, she became even more popular with the Italian people. She also started a culinary tradition, pizza Margherita, which currently have in Naples and has now spread throughout world.History not made it clear that Rafael began with the sale of this creation of his own pizzeria but it is known that pizza, much the same form, as we now know that was then estimated by the whole Italian people. Changes began to occur in different parts of the country. Be added in Bologna, for example, meat began to blend the liner. Neapolitan Pizza became very popular and it has garlic and crumbly Neapolitan cheeses into the mixture and herbs, vegetables and other spices and flavorings.About this time the idea of baking in special brick ovens was born and bread, as it was today in a rather simple combination of flour, oil, salt and yeast.
Pizza spread to America, France, England and Spain, where he was little known until after the Second World War. During the Italian occupation zones, many American and European soldiers tasted pizza for the first time. It was love at first sight! Italian immigrants had in their stores sold pizzas USA for some time, but it was the returning soldiers with a thirst for fun villain who pulled the pizzas in the quiet Italian neighborhood in the mainstream of urban life on the continent. In fact, square “Sicilian pizza”, the predecessor of the so popular and promoted “Party Pizza” is an American invention. Real Estate Sicilian Pizza has no cheese or anchovies.
Today we celebrate pizza. 9th February is the International Day of the pizza and the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest pizza ever made and eaten in Havana, Florida and was founded in 100 feet and 1 inch in diameter! U.S. and Canadian citizens on average eat 23 pounds of pizza per person per year. Pepperoni and Cheese is the favorite combination, especially with the younger, and only to the hamburger as the favorite food of this continent.
Pizzas are made either healthy or fatty, depending on what trim. They come in many forms, such as calzones (half the dough is topped then the other half on a bag large crescent-shaped pizza, which is then baked folded). It also comes in various forms such as bread, rolls, pan pizza, stuffed crust pizza, thin crust Pizza and thick crust pizza, whole wheat bread crust, and bagel crust.The concept has taken many forms such as the Mexican Pizza (a pizza dough at the top with chili or taco filling, shredded cheddar cheese, onion, tomatoes and peppers), pizza, ice cream, candy and even Pizza cake as well as items such as Pizza flavored tortilla chips and snacks! So the next time you eat a pizza, stop and think of Queen Margherita and Chief Rafael and be thankful that the Queen would stoop to eat peasant dare bread.About name: The word “cake” refers not to the non- crust or the shape or position crust. The Oxford English, the full Webster, and lexicographer Charles Earl Funk vote, all those who smeared the key word “cake” for magpie, a bird with feathers in two colors, a bird called “Pica” by the Romans, from the English “Pie “Change and” Pica “to” pizza “. The name refers to the color of the bird and its habit of collecting double minor as well as a pizza or a cake, collecting, and consisting of various ingredients