A Couple Of Things About Pizza You Didn’t Know

Pizza: do you know any other dish that is more linked to Italy and Italian cuisine than this? This culinary superstar has humble origins. It was born in the peasants’ kitchens, as the result of few simple ingredients like flour, water and salt. The first written account of a pizza recipe dates as back as 1858, but of course it had been popular for a longer time, at least since the beginning of 18th century.

Pizza’s popularity all over the world didn’t start to grow from Naples, but from Little Italy in New York City. The first pizzeria was opened in 1905, and the pizza there was immediately adapted to the local taste, and topped with many different ingredients that were not used in the original Neapolitan pizza. For example, not many people know that the classic pepperoni pizza is not originally Italian. If you order pepperoni pizza in Italy you will actually get a pizza with peppers, because this is what actually “peperoni” means. Pizza with pineapple is another example of non-Italian pizza topping. Italians are quite open minded regarding pizza toppings, but they may frown in front of extreme creations like the Chicago-style pizza.

In Italy, in Naples in particular, pizza is a serious matter. An organization called Associazione Vera Pizza Napoletana was founded with the purpose of establishing the exact characteristics of the authentic Neapolitan pizza. Not only the ingredients are specified, but also the kneading technique that needs to be employed (by hand), the dimensions (30cm / 12 inches) and the type of oven (wood oven) where it has to be baked.

Strictly speaking, according to an Italian food blog there are only two types of original Neapolitan pizzas: Marinara and Margherita. The topping of the Marinara is made only with tomato, garlic, oregano, olive oil. Margherita is topped with tomato, mozzarella, basil, olive oil. If you always order pepperoni pizza or have only tried the normal fare of American pizzas you might try some of the original Neapolitan pizzas, or you might make your own pizza , it is a lot of fun and you might discover a whole new tasty hobby.

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