The Pizza Blog
Pizza is America's favorite food. The statistics are staggering:
-The average person eats 46 slices of pizza per year. 8 slices to a pie, that's over 5 pizzas a year.
-Every day, over 100 acres of pizza, opens a new window of varying types are consumed!
-Every year, over 3 billion pizzas are ordered. That's 9 per person, all ages and genders out of our estimated 330 million residents.
-Aside from cheese (usually mozzarella), the most popular ingredient is pepperoni, according to several polls, opens a new window.
Modern pizza originated in Naples, Italy around the mid-19th century. During the height of Italian Unification, the dish primarily featured three ingredients: tomato, cheese, and basil. The three ingredients of this Pizza Margherita supposedly represented the three colors of the Italian flag, and has remained iconic ever since.
What's your favorite pizza ingredients? Leave us a comment!
In the meantime, enjoy some picks from our catalogue:
Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes A Day
Also check out our online database! I love visiting A-to-Z Food America!
Here is a link, opens a new window to their entry on New York-style pizza. There are other recipes available on the database to try, on top of the many other topics and recipes you can find there!
In the craving for some pizza for your own? There's at least 50 restaurants in St. Tammany Parish alone that feature pizza on their menu! Call your favorite place and order a pie while you enjoy!
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