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THE HISTORY OF PIZZA - Coggle Diagram
THE HISTORY OF PIZZA
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- Event: Queen Margherita's visit to Naples
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- Created by Raffaele Esposito and his wife
- Resembled the Italian flag:
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- Named in honor of the Queen
- PIZZA IN NAPLES IN THE 1800s
- Popular among working-class people
- Sold on the streets with various toppings
- Tomatoes were initially considered poisonous and used as decoration
- First pizzeria in the world:
- Name: Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba
- Opened: 1830, in the center of Naples
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- PROTECTION OF NEAPOLITAN PIZZA
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- The Margherita became one of three protected Neapolitan pizzas:
- Margherita extra: Mozzarella di bufala DOP, basil, tomato
- Marinara: Tomato sauce, garlic, oregano
- Certification: EU’s Traditional Guaranteed Specialty mark
- Must be either Marinara or Margherita
- Must be baked in a wood-fired oven
- Specific ingredients are required
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- Where: Ancient Mediterranean world
- First reference: Persian soldiers baked flatbreads with cheese and dates on their battle shields
- Other types of flatbreads:
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- First use of the term "pizza"
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- Latin document demanding payment for "12 pizzas"
- A food for the poor: easy, cheap, and quick to eat
- INTERNATIONAL SPREAD OF PIZZA
- Before 1950: Little known outside Italy
- 26 million Italian immigrants (1870-1970)
- Minimal investment and low costs to open pizzerias
- Opportunities for immigrant entrepreneurs in many countries