In
the mood for a real brick oven pizza? What are you waiting for? There are
thousands of great pizzerias all over the world but the birthplace of this
culinary masterpiece is Naples!
A
pizza fact...
The
very first
Pizza
was baked in southern Italy more than 400 years ago, to
give a different "twist" to traditional bread: it was made of
bread dough, garlic, lard and salt. Only in the mid
1800's did Naples create the "modern pizza" with tomato and
mozzarella.
Do
you know how the famous "pizza margherita" got its
name? In 1889, while visiting Naples, the King of Italy Umberto I and his wife Queen
Margherita were presented a pizza with a touch of tomato sauce,
mozzarella and oregano to symbolize the
Italian flag. The Queen loved it so much that, to this day, the
pizza bears her name.
Next time
you're in Italy, enjoy a "real" Neapolitan pizza!
