Pizza History

This is an article that I’ve neglected to write for some time now. The topic is so broad, and the question seemingly so obvious to most people, that it didn’t seem worth the effort. But when a topic seems this familiar, it’s often an opportunity to step back and reanalyze it from a new perspective….

When we think about pizza, our minds tend to gravitate towards places like Italy and the United States – countries with long traditions of Italian immigration and pizza consumption. When we do this, however, we miss the much larger picture of the pizza experience worldwide, particularly in countries like India with billions of people and…

If you live in the northeastern United States, or maybe just watch American movies set there, you’ve most likely heard people refer to pizza as a “pie”. Why is that? Americans refer to pizza as “pie” because early 20th century Italian immigrants to the United States made and sold a pizza called a “pomidore pizza”….

When I was a kid growing up in the New York City area, I loved going on road trips to visit family up in New England. My favorite part of going up that way? You guessed it – the pizza. Now while New England isn’t traditionally known for its pizza outside of some standout places…

Pizza has a long history. Many cultures have made pizza-like foods throughout the ages. But pizza as we know and love can trace its roots back to one specific city. Pizza was invented in Naples, Italy in the 18th century, by bakers who started adding tomatoes, cheese and other toppings to flatbread. Since then, pizza…