National Pizza Day: Fun Facts and Pizza Trivia
What is the most popular pizza topping? You might have guessed it- pepperoni! 36 percent of all pizzas ordered are pepperoni pizzas. Italian sausage is the second most popular pizza topping, and mushrooms come in third.
Pizza originated in Italy, right? Even though we think of pizza as an Italian dish, it's likely that the Greeks or the Romans invented pizza. There's also evidence that Persian soldiers made a form of pizza as long ago as the 6th century BCE. Even though it's hard to say exactly who invented pizza, it's fairly likely that it was brought to Italy by Middle-Eastern or Mediterranean warriors.
What's a pizza without tomato sauce? A pizza without sauce is an historically accurate pizza! Tomatoes were thought to be poisonous (remember Romeo and Juliet? ) until the mid- 16th century. Putting any form of tomatoes on pizza came into being by accident. Tomatoes were abundant, and the people of Naples were poor, so they put some on a pizza and hoped for the best.
When did pizza come to the United States? It's arguable, but most sources agree that the first pizzeria in America was Lombardi's, which opened in New York City in 1905.
How popular is pizza in the US? 94 percent of Americans report that they eat pizza "on a regular basis". Each year, three billion pizzas are sold int the US. Per capita, Americans eat 46 pieces of pizza a year. 17 percent of all restaurants in the US are pizzerias.
What is the most poplar day to eat pizza? According to Pizza.com, the top five most popular days to eat pizza are Super Bowl Sunday, New Year's Eve, Halloween, the night before Thanksgiving, and New Year's Day.
Sources:
http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/National_Symbols/
American_Hollidays.html
http://www.correllconcepts.com/Encyclopizza/
10_Toppings/10_toppings.htm
http://pizza.com/fun-facts
http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/Pizza/
PizzaHistory.htm
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Post a CommentFun and interesting :)
Interesting info :)
Thanks!
What a fun read!
I had pizza for lunch. Fun read.
Great stuff! I am always fascinated about the origins of a particular food or dish! :)
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I'll have to pass this to the other guy here, the one who loves pizza~
Fun!