Pizza In The 1800s

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Pizza, one of most people’s favorite dish. Through the ages this beloved meal has changed and moved throughout the world. Pizza has an intricate history that has drastically changed throughout time, from 1800’s Italy to the fast-food chains of America. The origin of pizza is a topic that many people have tried to locate. Most evidence suggest that the first slices originate from Naples, an Italian city. Naples was largely known for its “throngs of the working poor” (Turim 2), otherwise known as lazzaroni’s, flatbreads with numerous toppings seasoned on them. Toppings include “tomatoes, cheese, oil, oil, anchovies, and garlic” (Turim 2). These were easily made and inexpensive dishes that could be eaten at any meal of the day. Lazzaroni’s were also popular with street vendors; the rich disapproved of the dish and thought the poor’s eating habits were disgusting. …show more content…

The first time the word pizza appeared was in a latin text from the “southern Italian town of Gaeta” (Torrelli 1), which was a town close by. A chef named Raffaele Esposito, named the “best pizza chef of that time” (Torrelli 3) made three kinds of pizza for the visiting king and queen. The Queen, named Queen Margherita, loved the mozzarella and tomato puree pizza. She honored the chef, and in return the chef “named his creation with the Queen’s name” (Torrelli 4). To honor her love for his creation. To this day that kind of pizza is still called Margherita

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