Thu 10 Jun 2010
Pizza And Its Flavors
Posted by Dan Sullivan under food and drink
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The word “pizza” comes from the Latin word pinsa, meaning flatbread (although there is much debate about the origin of the word). A legend suggests that Roman soldiers gained a taste for Jewish Matzoth while stationed in Roman occupied Palestine and developed a similar food after returning home.
Pizza! From the margarita in Naples to the big slice of the New York pizza, it has been a culinary sensation for centuries. Pizza can be eaten at any occasion, from gourmet high class events to Friday night movie sessions on the couch. For a description of each type of pizza, please see below.
Chicago Style pizza is a deep dish pizza which isn’t flexible and is baked in a deep pan making it good for stuffing with toppings under the cheese and/or marinara. This kind of pizza was said to be first made at Pizzeria Uno in 1843.
New York. A true New York pizza will have a blanket of blistered cheese covering a thin crust and a layer of sweet tomato sauce. Too many toppings are sacrilegious to a die-hard New York pizza-lover — nothing should ruin the pure genius of a plain slice. And it tastes better if you fold it in half.
Hawaiian pizza, despite not having been created in Hawaii, is a normal pizza with pineapple and ham as its toppings. This pizza is extremely popular in America, Australia and Sweden; and is gaining popularity in the rest of Europe. The naming comes from the pineapple; it has a warm weather theme to it, hence the Hawaii naming.
No one would have ever predicted the popularity of pizza when first introduced to places like USA and Australia. Arguably and generally accepted as originally from Italy, and introduced to the rest of the world, pizza has become a favourite and gourmet dish for much of the population. Dressed up or down, the pizza is a taste sensation!
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