On June 19, 1889, a man called Raffaele Esposito, made pizza in naples, Italy.

He made
it for Queen Margharita, and then named the pizza Margharita, after her.

It contained standard dough, cheese, basil and tomato paste.

Now we eat it today with peperoni, sausage, hamburger meat, and other meats and
vegetables

Definition

• Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced
mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese
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Pizza (pronounced /ˈpiːtsə/ ( listen) or /ˈpiːdzə/; Italian: [ˈpit.tsa]) is a world-popular dish
of Neapolitan origin, made with an oven-baked, flat, generally round bread that is often
covered with tomatoes or a tomato-based sauce and cheese. Other toppings are added
according to region, culture, or personal preference.

Originating in Neapolitan cuisine, the dish has become popular in many different parts of
the world. A shop or restaurant that primarily makes and sells pizzas is called a
"pizzeria". The phrases "pizza parlor", "pizza place" and "pizza shop" are used in the
United States. The term pizza pie is dialectal, and pie is used for simplicity in some
contexts, such as among pizzeria staff.

Pizza in India

Pizza is a emerging fast food in Indian urban areas. With the arrival of branded pizza, it
has reached to many cities.[citation needed]

Pizza outlets serve pizzas with several Indian based toppings like Tandoori Chicken and
Paneer. Indian pizzas are generally made more spicy as compared to their western
counterparts, to suit Indian taste. Along with Indian variations, more conventional pizzas
are also eaten.

Considered a peasant's meal in Italy for centuries we cannot say who

invented the very first pizza pie. Food historians agree that pizza like dishes
were eaten by many peoples in the Mediterranean including the Greeks and
Egyptians.

However, modern pizza has been attributed to baker Raffaele Esposito of

Naples. In 1889, Esposito who owned a restaurant called the Pizzeria di
Pietro baked what he called "pizza" especially for the visit of Italian King
Umberto I and Queen Margherita.

The first pizzeria in North America was opened in 1905 by Gennaro Lombardi
at 53 1/3 Spring Street in New York City.

The first "Pizza Hut" a chain of pizza restaurants appeared in the United
States during the 1930s.

Frozen pizza was invented by Rose Totino.

Pizza Package Saver

Have you ever wondered, "Who invented the circular thing that keeps the
pizza from hitting the inside of the box top?" Well wonder no longer the
package saver for pizza and cakes was invented by Carmela Vitale of Dix
Hills, NY, who filed for US patent #4,498,586 on February 10, 1983, issued
on February 12, 1985.

Pizza Topping Trivia

Americans eat approximately 350 slices of pizza per second. And 36 percent
of those pizza slices are pepperoni slices, making pepperoni the number one
choice among pizza toppings in the United States. However, in India pickled
ginger, minced mutton, and paneer cheese are the favorite toppings for pizza
slices. In Japan, Mayo Jaga (a combination of mayonnaise, potato and
bacon), eel and squid are the favorites. Green peas rock Brazilian pizza shops
and Russians love red herring pizza.S