Many believe Italians invented the pizza, however its origins go back to the ancient times.Babylonians, Israelites, Egyptians and other ancient Middle Eastern cultures were eating flat bread that had been cooked in mud ovens and topped with olive oil and spice.
AboutPizza.com explains....
"The lower class of the Naples, Italy is believed to have created pizza in a more familiar fashion. In the late 1800s a Italian baker named Raffaele Esposito, was believed to have created a dish for visiting royalty. According to the story, the Italian monarch King Umberto and his consort, Queen Margherita were touring the area. In order to impress them and to show his patriotic fervor Raffaele chose to top flat bread with food that would best represent the colors of Italy: red tomato, white mozzarella cheese and green basil. The king and queen were so impressed that word quickly reached the masses. The end results were that the dish was well received to the extent that others began to copy it."
In 1900's pizza, thanks to Italian immigrants pizza had made it's way in to North America,striving in cities like New York and Chicago due to large Italian populations.
Today pizza has become a common North American cuisine and multi-billion dollar corporation.
HAPPY PIZZA PIE!
