Who invented pizza and the origin of its name?
Pizza originated in early Greece. They first baked a big, flat and round bread, then put olive oil, spices and potatoes on it. At that time, tomatoes had not been used as ingredients ... in the eighteenth century, it evolved into the form of pizza we see in Italy now, but it was only dough without any ingredients, so it was called "pizza" In Italian, it means "flat bag". In Italy, pizza is sold in the streets and markets. Without any ingredients, you can only enjoy the original flavor of baked dough (natural flavor in French), because it is simple, cheap, delicious and easy to feel full. So at that time, street vendors in Naples, Italy sold more of this food to local civilians, and created the legend of Italian pizza ... About 1889, when Queen Margarita and King umberto visited their kingdom, they saw many civilians eating a big, flat cake and asked their guards to bring him a piece of this cake, because the Queen liked it very much. Pizza chef Raphael was invited to bake a pizza for the Queen, and specially made a pizza with tomatoes, cheese and fresh basil (equivalent to the red, white and green colors of the Italian flag). As a result, it became the queen's favorite pizza and became an Italian food legend called margarita pizza. This legend spread in Naples, Italy, and spread all over the world. After World War II, pizza spread to Europe and America ... American and European soldiers first tasted pizza and fell in love with it after World War II, when these countries occupied Italian territory. Soldiers returning home after World War II brought Italian pizza back to the United States and European countries and spread it all over the world. Now pizza food has become the favorite food of European and American families.