Pizza Day, five facts about this Italian sandwich preferred by all

The combination of baked dough and melted cheese, which we know worldwide as pizza, has its own day of celebration. The Italian sandwich has won a place at the table and the hearts of children, young people and adults, as it is a delight that no one can contain themselves.

Due to its impact on culinary culture, its various ways of preparing it and hundreds of ingredients that can be added to it, pizza is considered a dish Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, so named in 2017.

In Quito there was a record of a client who made 68 pizza orders at home per year in the same application

Following this statement, Pizza Day is celebrated every February 9. Although, according to CNN, there are other celebrations such as National Cheese Pizza Day (September 5), National Pepperoni Pizza Day (September 20), National Pizza Month (October) and National Pizza Day. Sausage Pizza National (October 11).

Today we celebrate it with five curious facts about its origin, creation and preparation.

1. The word ‘pizza’ comes from the Greek ‘pēktos’, which means solid or coagulated

The ancient Greeks covered their bread with oils, herbs, and cheese, which is why its name comes from the Greek language. But modern pizza has its origin in Naples, Italy, with the opening of the first pizzeria called “port’alba” in 1830.

2. You can get addicted to pizza.

This is verified by an extensive study by Yale University, which classified pizza as the food most associated with addictive eating behaviors, since it contains fats and carbohydrates.

3. The largest pizza in the world measured 1,300 square meters

Pizza Hut, in conjunction with YouTube star Airrack, has made the world’s largest pizza in Los Angeles. It’s about the Big New Yorker, with cheese and ‘pepperoni’ as its two main ingredients. His mass weighed 6,193 kilogramsThey were used 2,244 kilos of sauce tomato, almost 4,000 cheese and a total of 630,496 units of pepperoni.

ended up splitting into 68,000 portions donated to a food bank, after breaking the Guinness Record.

4. Hawaiian pizza was invented in Germany.

The pineapple or no pineapple pizza debate originated in Germany. It was the brainchild of chef Clements Wilmenrod, who liked to be innovative in the kitchen, and so he came up with a recipe that is a delight for many, and a culinary aberration for others.

5. There are an infinite number of pizza recipes.

With so many ways to prepare pizza and the number of ingredients that can be combined, there is no excuse not to like this Italian dish. The most basic pizza is made up of tomato paste and melted cheese, for the less daring taste buds.

Pepperoni pizza, which celebrates its own day on September 20, is another of the pizza recipes, which sometimes also includes ham. Here are some of the most popular types of pizza:

• Daisy flower: It has tomato, basil and mozzarella cheese.
• Pepperoni: It adds a spicy touch.
• Hawaiian: It is a sweet and sour combination of pineapple, ham and cheese.
• Roman: It comes with anchovies, garlic and capers.
• Four cheeses: Contains blue cheese, mozzarella, parmesan and provolone, for cheese lovers.
• Four Seasons: Ingredients that represent the seasons, such as artichokes (spring), olives, tomato and basil (summer), mushrooms (autumn) and serrano ham (winter).
• Calzone: It is an unconventional version of the pizza, due to its crescent or dumpling shape, filled with ham, cheese, tomato and mozzarella.
• Egg and bacon: It is not breakfast, it is a pizza that includes these ingredients and is one of the most consumed worldwide.
• Chicago style: It is made in wide molds to increase the thickness of the dough, which is filled with tomato and mozzarella cheese, and topped with Italian sausage.

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