I really like pizza. I can eat it every day, every hour, but in moderation pizza is an Italian dish and now I'll tell you about it.
Since time immemorial, the pizza was the food of the poor Italian peasants, who flour, olive oil, cheese and herbs cooked different dishes. Village cakes Focaccia - something between a pita bread and pizza - became the prototype of the pizza. Tomatoes have been incorporated only in the XVIII century, before they were considered to be poisonous. The first pizza, which considered to be the year of birth of this dish, prepared Baker Raffaele Esposito from Naples. In 1889 he baked a special pizza during the visit of king Umberto of Italy and Queen Margarita. In honor of the Queen he called pizza “Margarita”. Pizza acquired the colors of the Italian flag: red (tomatoes), white (mozzarella cheese and green Basil.
