Where did pizza originate?

JSBach

Supposedly in Naples, Italy. Nov 15 00, 11:12 AM

Brainyblonde

The pizza could have been invented by the Phoenicians, the Greeks, or The Romans or anyone, in fact, who learned the secret of mixing flour with water and heating it on a hot stone. In one of its many forms, pizza has been a basic part of the Italian diet since the Stone Age. This earliest form of pizza was a crude bread that was baked beneath the stones of the fire. After cooking, it was seasoned with a variety of different toppings and used instead of plates and utensils to sop up broth or gravies. It is said that the idea of using bread as a plate came from the Greeks who ate flat round bread (plankuntos) baked with an assortment of toppings. It was eaten by the working man and his family because it was a thrifty and convenient food. http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/Pizza/PizzaHistory.htm Apr 06 06, 2:13 PM

Arpeggionist

Many have speculated that pizzas could have originated from matzah meals. Back in Talmudic times matzot (plural of matzah) didn't look at all like what comes in the Manishevitz boxes today, and was actually more like unleavened pita bread or laffah, as it is known in modern Hebrew. Rabbi Hillel was noted for taking this matzah and bitter herbs and eating them as a sandwitch, or a calzone more accurately. Just change bitter herbs to tomato sauce and you've got the beginnings of a pizza. Apr 06 06, 3:44 PM

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