Pizza has got to be one of my all time favorite foods.
It is a traditional Italian dish consisting of flatbread topped with tomato sauce and cheese and is then baked in an oven.
It makes me hungry just hearing it described haha. I just love all the types of toppings you can put on pizza.
It can be topped with vegetables, meats, condiments, and can even be made without cheese
Without cheese? That is just an insult to pizza! Though I guess it is mostly for those who are lactose intolerant.
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
of the world. Pizza is an oven-baked, flat, disc-shaped bread typically topped with a tomato sauce, cheese (usually mozzarella), and various toppings depending on the culture. Since the original pizza, several other types of pizzas have evolved.
Since Naples was the capital of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies, its cuisine took much from the culinary traditions of all the Campania region, reaching a balance between dishes based on rural ingredients (pasta, vegetables, cheese) and seafood dishes (fish,