Hi, do you like pizza? It is a traditional Italian dish with bread and toppings, baked in an oven.
Yeah I do, I always wonder where it came to be though.
The word "pizza" was first recorded in the 10th century, in a Latin manuscript in the Italian town of Gaeta.
Damn that's a long time ago. Didn't it start out as flatbread without any sauce or cheese?
called pizzettas.
The term "pizza" was first recorded in the 10th century in a Latin manuscript from the Southern Italian town of Gaeta in Lazio, on the border with Campania. Modern pizza was invented in Naples, and the dish and its variants have since become popular in many countries. It has become one of the most popular foods in the world and a common fast food item in Europe and North America, available at pizzerias (restaurants specializing in pizza), restaurants offering Mediterranean cuisine, and via pizza delivery
Calzone
A calzone (, , ; "stocking" or "trouser") is an Italian oven-baked folded pizza that originated in Naples in the 18th century. A typical calzone is made from salted bread dough, baked in an oven and is stuffed with salami, ham or vegetables, mozzarella, ricotta and Parmesan or pecorino cheese, as well as an egg. Different regional variations on a calzone can often include other ingredients that are normally associated with pizza toppings.
Regional variations.
Regional variations In Italy.