Okay so we all like pizza, many of us like to eat it on a regular basis, some of us have it as a treat, however you eat it we all have to agree that it's one of our favorites, for many of us at least. We chow it down and enjoy a good chat as we eat it but have you ever stopped to think of where it came from, not just Italy but originally, how it all started?
The name is a given but its not sure when 'pizza' was actually used or why or where it really came from. History tells us that it was used as far back as the year 997 but not how it started! However there was something called a Galatte back in medieval times which was a round flat bread, this was not usually eaten but it was used as a tool for a baker to tell when his oven had got to a certain temperature. This bread was then either discarded or sold to the poor on the streets.
Many years later around 1700 or so people started to cover the flat round bread with a simple white sauce to make it more appealing and easier to eat and enjoy. Around one hundred years after that is when people really started to think more as things like oil and fish were used, a chef at the time noticed and commented on how versatile this idea was.
1889 saw a chef connected to service royalty making a special flat bread, round in shape with oil, tomatoes, cheese and basil for the Queens consort, a lady called Margherita and this was how the classic cheese and tomato Mrgherita pizza was formed. It is said he used those 3 main toppings to represent the white, red and green colours of the Italian flag in her honour.
He was the first person to put cheese on a pizza and after that the amount of variation and its popularity across the entire world grew but there is no real knowledge as to how that happened or who really kick started it all, I'm just personally glad someone did and I'm sure that you are as well!
Of course we know that it is now very popular indeed in the United States and this will stem from the flow of Italian Immigrants that came over in the 19th Century who would have introduced the idea to Americans who literally lapped it up! The Italians would make them and go selling them on the street from tubs on their heads for 2 cents a chew and it was much appreciated by all.
Of course selling on the streets isn't always the best option and businesses grew aware of just how popular this delicacy was and how much the public liked it. This lead to cafes and stores selling it and then of course there were the pizzerias dedicated to selling it alone, Manhattan was the first place a pizzeria was opened according to many.
Whatever you believe be thankful to those wonderful Italians and their inventive minds for without them we wouldn't have that lovely pizza-pie we all know and love. And next time you feel like going out for one why not try and make your own, it's so easy and you can have it your way!
The name is a given but its not sure when 'pizza' was actually used or why or where it really came from. History tells us that it was used as far back as the year 997 but not how it started! However there was something called a Galatte back in medieval times which was a round flat bread, this was not usually eaten but it was used as a tool for a baker to tell when his oven had got to a certain temperature. This bread was then either discarded or sold to the poor on the streets.
Many years later around 1700 or so people started to cover the flat round bread with a simple white sauce to make it more appealing and easier to eat and enjoy. Around one hundred years after that is when people really started to think more as things like oil and fish were used, a chef at the time noticed and commented on how versatile this idea was.
1889 saw a chef connected to service royalty making a special flat bread, round in shape with oil, tomatoes, cheese and basil for the Queens consort, a lady called Margherita and this was how the classic cheese and tomato Mrgherita pizza was formed. It is said he used those 3 main toppings to represent the white, red and green colours of the Italian flag in her honour.
He was the first person to put cheese on a pizza and after that the amount of variation and its popularity across the entire world grew but there is no real knowledge as to how that happened or who really kick started it all, I'm just personally glad someone did and I'm sure that you are as well!
Of course we know that it is now very popular indeed in the United States and this will stem from the flow of Italian Immigrants that came over in the 19th Century who would have introduced the idea to Americans who literally lapped it up! The Italians would make them and go selling them on the street from tubs on their heads for 2 cents a chew and it was much appreciated by all.
Of course selling on the streets isn't always the best option and businesses grew aware of just how popular this delicacy was and how much the public liked it. This lead to cafes and stores selling it and then of course there were the pizzerias dedicated to selling it alone, Manhattan was the first place a pizzeria was opened according to many.
Whatever you believe be thankful to those wonderful Italians and their inventive minds for without them we wouldn't have that lovely pizza-pie we all know and love. And next time you feel like going out for one why not try and make your own, it's so easy and you can have it your way!
