| The food known as pizza today is actually a very | | | | did not, then the Romans most certainly can be |
| Italian food. The very first pizza was created during | | | | credited with the invention. The Romans were quite |
| the 19th Century and is a very recent addition to Italian | | | | fond of breads that had toppings baked onto or in |
| cuisine. This news may sound surprising considering | | | | them. The Romans of course loved food. The |
| how simple a culinary invention pizza is: flat bread, | | | | Romans love of food is even evident in what was |
| tomato sauce, and of course cheese. Although | | | | considered to be a cultural norm: vomiting after meals. |
| astounding, there lies a fascinating explanation as to | | | | The Romans practice of vomiting was not due to a |
| why there was such a delay in this food’s invention | | | | bulimic mindset; rather, vomiting would empty the |
| and it deals with a ubiquitous fruit! | | | | contents of the stomach and allow the person to eat |
| Although pizza is a strictly Italian food, Pizza’s | | | | again immediately. |
| ancestors have their origins deep in Greece. The | | | | Each ingredient is thoroughly mixed with the dough and |
| original ancestors of the Romans migrated from | | | | baked to produce a robust, flavorful, and thoroughly |
| Greece. With the Greeks came the foods that | | | | enjoyable experience for the pallet. Olive oil is |
| eventually became the common fare of Italians. The | | | | commonly used to garnish the bread. |
| breads, herbs, and other foods Italians loved were | | | | Aside from Focaccia bread, there are many other |
| therefore ripe for becoming pizza. The recipes that | | | | types of seasoned breads and flat breads that bear |
| predate pizza are ancient; these foods fed men and | | | | much resemblance early forms of pizza. You will find |
| women for thousands of years. Each ancient | | | | that the early Greeks, as aforementioned, who |
| comestible recipe is in itself a piece of history. | | | | colonized Italy can be attributed to planting the |
| Is Pizza Italian or American? That is a question many | | | | proverbial seeds of Italian cuisine. Doing a little research |
| individuals may not know. Perhaps the lack of | | | | can reveal a interesting history and inform you of the |
| discernment is a direct result of the relatively young | | | | origins of food. |
| age of this omnipresent, popular dish loved by | | | | This article really doesn’t do justice to this topic like |
| Americans. Despite America’s love of Pizza, Italians | | | | my website’s comprehensive article on the man |
| have long held the impressive boast of being the | | | | who created pizza: Rafael Esposito. The story is both |
| source of one of the world’s favorite foods. | | | | interesting and is a useful piece of trivia. Relating this |
| Before the advent of pizza, breads were cooked with | | | | tid-bit of knowledge at parties or while eating out can |
| herbs and served with meals or as the meal itself. A | | | | be fun for your companions. In addition to discussing |
| common bread we use today like this is focaccia | | | | the origins of pizza, I go into some detail about how to |
| bread. Focaccia bread is bread that has its toppings | | | | make pizza. From dough to sauce to cheese to |
| literally cooked in it. Common focaccia bread toppings | | | | toppings, nearly everything is covered at my site. |
| include cheese, herbs, spices, and vegetables such as | | | | To get the full story, check out my website (maybe |
| fresh olives or sun-dried tomatoes. The ingredients | | | | you’d call it a blog!) dealing with the first pizza |
| used to make focaccia are quire reminiscent of pizza. | | | | maker: Pizza How To. So, if you are wondering if |
| The taste of focaccia is certainly amazing, and in Italy, | | | | pizza is Italian or American you now know. If you really |
| the bread is a popular snack food. | | | | want the full story, just take a look at my article all |
| The first to have baked focaccia bread were the | | | | about the creator of the first pizza: Pizza How To. |
| early Greeks who migrated to Italy. If these peoples | | | | Ciao! |