History of Pizza

•  Southern Italian Cookery

--means “pie”

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•  1500’s--Tomato were brought to Naples, Italy

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bread was sold on the streets of Italy.

--topped with olive oil and herbs.

--all meals --dipper for leftover pasta

sauces

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•  Late 1800’s--wealthy people began topping flat breads with tomatoes and cheese.

•  Served as a first course followed by a pasta dish.

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•  Pizza shops--people loved to eat out. “Pizzeria”--Open air Everyone could get

exactly what they wanted on their flat breads.

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Early 1900’s--Pizza arrived in the U.S.

Next Box… •  1940’s--Pizza became

POPULAR in the U.S. •  During WWII many

soldiers fell in love with the Italian pizza.

•  They brought it back with them.

•  Wide spread opening of pizza parlors across the U. S.

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•  Early 1970’s--Americans began to develop their own types of pizza:

•  Thick Chicago style deep dish

•  Southwestern Tex-Mex

Pizza Hut

•  Pizza Hut was the first chain restaurant to sell pizza in the

U. S.

•  It originated in Wichita, Ks.

Here we are now…