Pizza

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Pizza (pronounced /ˈpiːtsə/ listen (help·info), in Italian: ['pit. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. tsa]) is an oven-baked, flat, generally round bread that is usually covered with tomatoes or a tomato-based sauce and often mozzarella cheese, with other toppings added according to region, culture or personal preference. An oven is an enclosed compartment for Heating, Baking or Drying. Bread is a Staple food prepared by Baking a Dough of Flour and Water. Mozzarella is a generic term for several kinds of originally Italian Cheeses that are made using spinning and then cutting (hence the name the Italian verb

While originating as a part of Italian cuisine, the dish has become popular in many different parts of the world. Italian cuisine as a national Cuisine known today has evolved through centuries of social and political changes with its roots traced back to 4th century BC A shop or restaurant where pizzas are made and sold is called a “pizzeria”. The phrase “pizza parlor” is also used in the United States. The term pizza pie is dialectal, and pie is used for simplicity in some contexts, such as among pizzeria staff. A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος dialektos) is a variety of a Language that is characteristic of a particular group of

Contents 1 History 2 Bases and baking methods 2.1 Pizza styles 3 Non-Italian types of pizza 3.1 United States styles and specialties 3.1.1 Ingredients 3.1.2 Variations 3.2 Pizza in Australia 3.3 Frozen and ready-to-bake pizzas 4 Similar dishes 5 Italian and European law 6 Health issues 7 Records 8 See also 9 Notes and references

History

Main article: History of pizza

Bases and baking methods

The bread base of the pizza (called the “crust” in the United States and Canada) may vary widely according to style: thin as in hand-tossed pizza or Roman pizza, thick as in pan pizza, or very thick as in Chicago-style pizza. Pizza has a long complex and uncertain history that often inspires heated debate Chicago-style pizza is a deep-dish Pizza style developed in Chicago. It is traditionally plain, but may also be seasoned with butter, garlic, or herbs, or stuffed with cheese. Butter is a Dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented Cream or Milk. Allium sativum L, commonly known as garlic, is a species in the Onion family Alliaceae. A(n herb (ˈhɝb or /ˈɝb/ see pronunciation differences) is a plant that is valued for qualities such as medicinal properties flavor scent or the like

In restaurants, pizza can be baked in a gas oven with stone bricks above the heat source, an electric deck oven, a conveyor belt oven or, in the case of more expensive restaurants, a wood- or coal-fired brick oven. A masonry oven, sometimes colloquially known as a brick oven, is an Oven consisting of a baking chamber made of fireproof Brick, Concrete, On deck ovens, the pizza can be slid into the oven on a long paddle called a peel and baked directly on the hot bricks or baked on a screen (a round metal grate, typically aluminum). A peel is a Shovel -like tool used by Bakers to slide loaves of Bread, Pizzas pastries, and other baked goods into and out When making pizza at home, it can be baked on a pizza stone in a regular oven to imitate the effect of a brick oven. A pizza stone is a flat stone or piece of Ceramic or Earthenware used to evenly distribute Oven heat to pizzas or other baked goods Another option is grilled pizza, in which the crust is baked directly on a barbecue grill. Grilled Pizza was introduced in the United States at the Al Forno restaurant in Providence Rhode Island by owners Johanne Killeen and George Germon in 1980 barbeque block party Kansas cityjpg|thumb|right|275px|A barbecue on a trailer at a Block party in Kansas City. Greek pizza, like Chicago-style pizza, is baked in a pan rather than directly on the bricks of the pizza oven. Greek pizza can refer to either of two styles of Pizza. One usage refers to a pizza with typically Greek ingredients as toppings Feta cheese,

In home-made pizza, there are many variations on the bread used for crust. In some countries, creations such as french bread pizza, pita pizza, bagel pizza, matzo pizza, and tortilla pizza are popular. Bread is a Staple food prepared by Baking a Dough of Flour and Water. Pita (also called and less commonly known as pitta or pide (Turkish pitka (Bulgarian and pronounced "pitta" in Greek is an often round A bagel is a bread product, traditionally made of Yeasted Wheat dough in the form of a roughly hand-sized ring which is first boiled in water and then baked In Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, the United States, and Canada, a tortilla is a type of thin unleavened

Pizza styles

Neapolitan pizza (pizza napoletana). Authentic Neapolitan pizzas are made with local ingredients like San Marzano tomatoes, which grow on the volcanic plains to the south of Mount Vesuvius, and Mozzarella di Bufala Campana, made with the milk from water buffalo raised in the marshlands of Campania and Lazio in a semi-wild state (this mozzarella is protected with its own European protected designation of origin). San Marzano tomatoes, a variety of Plum tomatoes are considered by many chefs to be the best sauce Tomatoes in the world Mount Vesuvius (in Italian Monte Vesuvio and in Latin Mons Vesuvius) is an active Stratovolcano east of Naples Mozzarella di Bufala Campana (sometimes known as Buffalo Mozzarella) is an Italian Mozzarella cheese made from buffalo Milk in the Campania is a region of Southern Italy in Europe. The region has a population of around 5 For the football club see SS Lazio Lazio ( Latium in Latin) is a regione of central ^[1] According to the rules proposed by the Associazione vera pizza napoletana, the genuine Neapolitan pizza dough consists of Italian wheat flour (type 0 or 00, or a mixture of both), natural Neapolitan yeast or brewer’s yeast, salt and water. Flour is a powder made of Cereal grains It is the key ingredient of Bread, which is a staple food in many countries and therefore the availability Yeasts are a growth form of eukaryotic Microorganisms classified in the kingdom Fungi, with about 1500 Species currently described For proper results, strong flour with high protein content (as used for bread-making rather than cakes) must be used. The dough must be kneaded by hand or with a low-speed mixer. After the rising process, the dough must be formed by hand without the help of a rolling pin or other mechanical device, and may be no more than 3 mm (¹⁄₈ in) thick. Belan redirects here For the Wine Grape also known as Belan see Grenache blanc A rolling pin is a cylindrical food preparation utensil The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. The pizza must be baked for 60–90 seconds in a 485 °C (905 °F) stone oven with an oak-wood fire. The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units ^[2] When cooked, it should be crispy, tender and fragrant. Neapolitan pizza has been given the status of a “guaranteed traditional specialty” in Italy. This allows only three official variants: pizza marinara, which is made with tomato, garlic, oregano and extra virgin olive oil (although most Neapolitan pizzerias also add basil to the marinara), pizza Margherita, made with tomato, sliced mozzarella, basil and extra virgin olive oil, and pizza Margherita extra made with tomato, buffalo mozzarella from Campania in fillets, basil and extra virgin olive oil. Olive oil is a fruit oil obtained from the olive ( Olea europaea; family Oleaceae along with Lilacs Jasmine and ash trees Basil ( Ocimum basilicum) (ˈbeɪzəl or /ˈbæzəl/ of the Family Lamiaceae. Margherita Maria Teresa Giovanna di Savoia or Margaret of Savoy (born 20 November 1851 in Turin, died 4 January 1926 in Bordighera) was the Queen Bubalus is a genus of Bovines the English name of which is buffalo Campania is a region of Southern Italy in Europe. The region has a population of around 5

Lazio style: Pizza in Lazio (Rome), as well as in many other parts of Italy is available in two different styles: (1) Take-away shops sell pizza rustica or pizza a taglio. For the football club see SS Lazio Lazio ( Latium in Latin) is a regione of central Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest This pizza is cooked in long, rectangular baking pans and relatively thick (1–2 cm). The crust is similar to that of an English muffin, and the pizza is often cooked in an electric oven. A Muffin ( US: English muffin) also known as a Hot Muffin, or a Breakfast Muffin is a round Yeast -leavened form of Bread It is usually cut with scissors or a knife and sold by weight. (2) In pizza restaurants (pizzerias), pizza is served in a dish in its traditional round shape. It has a thin crust similar to the Neapolitan style. It is usually cooked in a wood-fired oven, giving the pizza its unique flavor and texture. In Rome, a pizza napoletana is topped with tomato, mozzarella, anchovies and oil (thus, what in Naples is called pizza romana, in Rome is called pizza napoletana). Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2

Other types of Lazio-style pizza include:

• Pizza romana (in Naples): tomato, mozzarella, anchovies, oregano, oil;
• Pizza viennese: tomato, mozzarella, German sausage, oregano, oil;
• Pizza capricciosa (“capricious pizza”): mozzarella, tomato, mushrooms, artichokes, cooked ham, olives, oil (in Rome, prosciutto raw ham is used and half a hard-boiled egg is added);
• Pizza quattro stagioni (“four seasons pizza”): same ingredients for the capricciosa, but ingredients not mixed;
• Pizza quattro formaggi (“four cheese pizza”): tomatoes, mozzarella, stracchino, fontina, gorgonzola (sometimes ricotta can be swapped for one of the last three);

Sicilian-style pizza has its toppings baked directly into the crust. Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the A sausage is a prepared Food, usually made from Ground meat, animal fat salt and Spices (sometimes with other ingredients such as herbs typically packed Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Prosciutto (proˈʃutːo pronounced "pro-shoo-toe" is the Italian word for ham. Stracchino is a type of Italian cow’s-milk cheese typical of Lombardy. Fontina is a cow's milk Italian Cheese. Fontina cheese has been made in the Aosta Valley, in the Alps since the 12th century Gorgonzola is a veined Italian Blue cheese, made from unskimmed cow's Milk. Ricotta (pronounced in Italian) is an Italian Sheep milk Whey cheese. Sicilian pizza, also known as Sfincione (or Sfinciuni in Sicilian language) is a variety of Pizza with ingredients sometimes incorporated into An authentic recipe uses neither cheese nor anchovies. “Sicilian” pizza in the United States is typically a different variety of product made with a thick crust characterized by a rectangular shape and topped with tomato sauce and cheese (and optional toppings). Pizza Hut’s “Sicilian Pizza”, introduced in 1994, is not an authentic example of the style as only garlic, basil, and oregano are mixed into the crust;

White pizza (pizza bianca) uses no tomato sauce, often substituting pesto or dairy products such as sour cream. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Pesto ( Italian, Genoese) is a Sauce that originates in the city of Genoa in the Liguria region of northern Italy ( A dairy is a facility for the extraction and processing of animal Milk &mdashmostly from goats or cows, but also from buffalo, Sheep Sour cream is a Dairy product rich in Fats obtained by fermenting a regular Cream by certain kinds of Lactic acid bacteria. Most commonly, especially on the east coast of the United States, the toppings consist only of mozzarella and ricotta cheese drizzled with olive oil and spices like fresh basil and garlic. The East Coast of the United States, also known as the "Eastern Seaboard" or "Atlantic Seaboard" refers to the easternmost coastal states in the central and northern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Mozzarella is a generic term for several kinds of originally Italian Cheeses that are made using spinning and then cutting (hence the name the Italian verb Ricotta (pronounced in Italian) is an Italian Sheep milk Whey cheese. Olive oil is a fruit oil obtained from the olive ( Olea europaea; family Oleaceae along with Lilacs Jasmine and ash trees Basil ( Ocimum basilicum) (ˈbeɪzəl or /ˈbæzəl/ of the Family Lamiaceae. Allium sativum L, commonly known as garlic, is a species in the Onion family Alliaceae. In Rome, the term pizza bianca refers to a type of bread topped with olive oil, salt and, occasionally, rosemary leaves. Rosemary ( la Rosmarinus officinalis) is a woody perennial Herb with fragrant evergreen needle-like leaves. It’s also a Roman style to top the white pizza with figs, the result called pizza e fichi (pizza with figs);

Ripieno or calzone is a pizza in the form of a half moon, sometimes filled with ricotta, salami and mozzarella; it can be either fried or oven baked. Ficus is a Genus of about 850 Species of woody Trees Shrubs Vines Epiphytes and hemi-epiphytes in the family

Non-Italian types of pizza

In the 20th century and onward, pizza has become an international food and the toppings may vary considerably in accordance with local tastes. These pizzas consist of the same basic design but include an exceptionally diverse choice of ingredients.

United States styles and specialties

Due to the wide influence of Italian and Greek immigrants in American culture, the United States has developed quite a large number of regional forms of pizza, many bearing only a casual resemblance to the Italian original. During the latter half of the 20th century, pizza in the United States became an iconic dish of considerable popularity, and may have contributed to the decline of the British pie heritage previously common in American cuisine. A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a Pastry dough shell that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or Savoury ingredients The thickness of the crust depends on what the consumer prefers; both thick and thin crust are popular.

Ingredients

American pizza often has vegetable oil or shortening (often, but not always, olive oil mixed into the dough; this is not as common in Italian recipes (for example, the pizza dough recipe in the influential Italian cookbook Il cucchiaio d’argento does not use oil). Olive oil is a fruit oil obtained from the olive ( Olea europaea; family Oleaceae along with Lilacs Jasmine and ash trees Il cucchiaio d'argento ( The Silver Spoon in English) (ISBN 8872122236 1997 ed This can range from a small amount in relatively lean doughs, such as New York style, to a very large amount in some recipes for Chicago-style deep-dish dough. In addition, American pizza (at least thin-crust) is often made with a very high-gluten flour (often 13–14% protein content) of the type also used to make bagels; this type of flour allows the dough to be stretched rather thinly without tearing, similarly to strudel or phyllo dough. Gluten is a composite of the proteins Gliadin and Glutenin. These exist conjoined with Starch, in the Endosperms of some A bagel is a bread product, traditionally made of Yeasted Wheat dough in the form of a roughly hand-sized ring which is first boiled in water and then baked For the typographical character nicknamed 'strudel' see At sign. Phyllo, filo, or fillo ( Greek φύλλο 'sheet' dough or pastry is paper-thin sheets of raw unleavened flour dough used for making pastries in Greek

Various toppings may be added, most typically:

• Tomato sauce usually replaces the tomato mixture used on Italian-style pizzas, and is usually a fairly heavily seasoned, smooth sauce with a low water content. This article is about the sauces often used with pasta In some countries "tomato sauce" is also used to refer to the condiment Ketchup. On some variants without tomatoes, pesto, alfredo and barbecue sauce are also used. Pesto ( Italian, Genoese) is a Sauce that originates in the city of Genoa in the Liguria region of northern Italy ( Fettuccine alfredo is a Pasta dish made from Fettuccine Pasta tossed with Parmesan cheese, Butter, and heavy cream Barbecue sauce (also abbreviated BBQ sauce) is a Liquid flavoring Sauce or Condiment ranging from watery to quite thick consistency
• Cheese, usually mozzarella but also provolone, Cheddar, Parmesan or a blend of other cheeses. Cheese is a Food made from Milk, usually the milk of cows, Buffalo, Goats or sheep, by coagulation. Mozzarella is a generic term for several kinds of originally Italian Cheeses that are made using spinning and then cutting (hence the name the Italian verb Provolone is an Italian Cheese that originated in southern Italy, where it is still produced in various shapes as in 10 to 15 cm long pear shapes sausage Cheddar is a large Village and Civil parish in the district of Sedgemoor in the English county of Somerset. Parmigiano-Reggiano is a hard fat Granular cheese, cooked but not pressed named after the producing areas of Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena,
• Herbs and seasonings such as basil, oregano and red pepper. A(n herb (ˈhɝb or /ˈɝb/ see pronunciation differences) is a plant that is valued for qualities such as medicinal properties flavor scent or the like Basil ( Ocimum basilicum) (ˈbeɪzəl or /ˈbæzəl/ of the Family Lamiaceae. Oregano or ( Origanum vulgare) is a species of Origanum, native to Europe, the Mediterranean region and southern and central Asia Capsicum is a Genus of Plants from the nightshade family ( Solanaceae) native to the Americas, where it was cultivated for thousands
• Fruits and vegetables such as garlic, artichoke hearts, eggplant, olives, onions, spinach, tomatoes, bell peppers, banana peppers, jalepenos and pineapple. The term fruit has different meanings dependent on context and the term is not synonymous in Food preparation and Biology. The term " vegetable " generally means the edible parts of Plants The definition of the word is traditional rather than Scientific, however Allium sativum L, commonly known as garlic, is a species in the Onion family Alliaceae. The Globe Artichoke ( Cynara cardunculus) Globe Artichokes are known to have been cultivated at Naples around the middle of the 9th century and The eggplant, aubergine, or brinjal ( Solanum melongena) is a plant of the family Solanaceae (also known as the nightshades The Olive ( Olea europaea) is a Species of small Tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Organicsalsajpg||thumb|right|Onions used in salsa.]]Cooked onions in frying pan Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea) is a Flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae. The tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum, syn Lycopersicon lycopersicum) is a herbaceous usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family "Green pepper" redirects here For green peppercorns see Black pepper. Peperoncini are a variety of the species Capsicum annuum, like Bell peppers and Chili peppers They are also known as Tuscan Peppers The jalapeño ( Nahuatl: xalapeño ( or /ˌhæləˈpeɪnjoʊ/ Castilian, Mexican) is a medium to large size Chili pepper Pineapple ( Ananas comosus) is the common name for an edible Tropical Plant and also its Fruit It is native to the southern part of Brazil
• Mushrooms. An edible mushroom is a Mushroom that can potentially be safely eaten including thousands of types of mushrooms that are regularly harvested
• Meat, such as sausage (pepperoni, salami or Italian sausage), ham, bacon, ground beef, and chicken, or seafood such as anchovies, tuna, salmon and shrimp. In modern English usage meat most often refers to Animal tissue used as food mostly Skeletal muscle and associated Fat, but it may also refer A sausage is a prepared Food, usually made from Ground meat, animal fat salt and Spices (sometimes with other ingredients such as herbs typically packed Pepperoni is a spicy Italian-American variety of Salami usually made from pork and beef It is a descendant of the spicy salamis of Southern Italy For other uses see Salama and Salameh. Salami is cured Sausage, fermented and air-dried In the United States, Italian sausage is a style of Pork Sausage which is noted for its seasoning of Fennel and/or Anise, containing Ham is the Thigh and Rump of Pork, cut from the Haunch of a Pig or Boar. Bacon is a cut of Meat taken from the sides belly or back of a Pig that has been cured, smoked, or both Ground beef, beef mince or hamburger meat (in North America) or mince or mince(d meat (in the rest of the English speaking The chicken ( Gallus gallus, sometimes G gallus domesticus) is a domesticated Fowl which is traditionally believed to have descended from Seafood is any Sea Animal or Seaweed that is served as Food, or is suitable for eating particularly saltwater animals such The anchovies are a family ( Engraulidae) of small common salt-water fish Tuna, are several Species of ocean-dwelling Fish in the family Scombridae, mostly in the genus Thunnus. Salmon is the common name for several species of Fish of the family Salmonidae. True shrimp are swimming decapod Crustaceans classified in the Infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh

In some pizza recipes the tomato sauce is omitted (termed “white pizza”), or replaced with another sauce (usually garlic butter, but sauces can also be made with spinach or onions). In the Philadelphia area there are also tomato pies—sauce only, or sauce with ripe Roma tomatoes and spices but no cheese—and upside-down pizzas, i. e. , the cheese on the bottom and topped with sauce. Pizza is normally eaten hot (typically at lunch or dinner), but is sometimes eaten as cold leftovers for breakfast. Luncheon, commonly abbreviated to lunch, is a midday Meal. In English-speaking countries during the eighteenth century what was originally called " Dinner is the main Meal of the day The meal normally consists of a combination of cooked or sometimes uncooked proteins (meat fish or legumes with vegetables and/or

Variations

New York-style pizza is a style originally developed in New York City by immigrants from Naples, where pizza was created. New York-style pizza is a common style of Pizza, originating from New York City. The City of New York It is often sold in generously sized, thin and flexible slices. It is traditionally hand-tossed, moderate on sauce, and moderately covered with cheese essentially amounting to a much larger version of the Neapolitan style. The slices are sometimes eaten folded in half, or even stacked, as its size and flexibility may otherwise make it unwieldy to eat by hand. This style of pizza tends to dominate the Northeastern states, and is very similar to the basic style common through the United States and known simply as pizza. Many pizza establishments in the New York metropolitan area offer two varieties of pizza: “Neapolitan”, or “regular”, made with a relatively thin, circular crust and served in wedge-shaped slices, and “Sicilian”, or “square”, made with a thicker, rectangular crust and served in large, rectangular slices. The New York metropolitan area, often referred to as the Tri-State Area, is the most populous Metropolitan area in the United States and is also one Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy.

Chicago-style pizza, or Chicago-style deep-dish pizza, contains a crust which is formed up the sides of a deep-dish pan. Chicago-style pizza is a deep-dish Pizza style developed in Chicago. It reverses the order of some ingredients, using crust, cheese, filling, then sauce on top. Some versions (usually referred to as stuffed) have two layers of crust with the sauce on top. The invention of deep-dish pizza occurred in America and transcends a single ethnic origin. Deep-dish pizza was invented by Ike Sewell and Ric Riccardo and first served in 1943 at Pizzeria Uno, which is still operating along with its twin restaurant, Pizzeria Due, in the River North neighborhood. Uno Chicago Grill, formerly known as Pizzeria Uno or more informally as Uno's, is the title for a franchised Pizzeria Restaurant chain under Neighborhoods Cabrini-Green See also Cabrini-Green Cabrini-Green was a notorious Public housing project

Chicago-style thin-crust pizza has a thinner crust than Chicago-style deep dish, and is baked flat rather than in a deep dish pan. Chicago-style pizza is a deep-dish Pizza style developed in Chicago. The crust is thin and firm enough to have a noticeable crunch, unlike a New York-style pizza, yet thick enough to be soft and doughy on the top. The crust is invariably topped with a liberal quantity of southern-Italian style tomato sauce, which is usually quite herbal or highly spiced, and typically contains no visible chunks of tomato. Next, a layer of toppings is added, and a layer of mozzarella cheese which frequently separates from the bottom crust due to the quantity of tomato sauce. Chicago-style thin crust pizzas are cut into three-to-four-inch (8–10 cm) squares, also known as “party cut”, as opposed to a “pie cut” into wedges. The small size of the squares makes it unnecessary to fold the slices. Chicago-style pizza is prevalent throughout the Midwestern US. Chains that are well known for Chicago-style thin-crust pizza are Giordano’s, Home Run Inn and Old Chicago. Home Run Inn is a pizzeria chain based in the Chicago, Illinois, metropolitan area of the United States.

St. Louis-style pizza is a variant of thin-crust popular in and around St. Louis, Missouri. St Louis-style pizza is a distinct Style of Pizza popular in St The most notable characteristic of St. Louis-style pizza is the distinctively St. Louisan Provel cheese used instead of (or rarely in addition to) the mozzarella common to Chicago-style thin crust. Provel is a white Processed cheese that is popular in St Louis, Missouri.

California-style pizza refers to pizza with non-traditional ingredients, especially those that use a considerable amount of fresh produce. California-style pizza (also known as gourmet pizza or California pizza) is a style of single-serving Pizza that combines New York and Italian thin A Thai-inspired chicken pizza with peanut sauce, bean sprouts, and shaved carrots is a popular variant in California-style pizza restaurants, as are pizzas that use chicken and barbecue sauce as toppings. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj The chicken ( Gallus gallus, sometimes G gallus domesticus) is a domesticated Fowl which is traditionally believed to have descended from Barbecue sauce (also abbreviated BBQ sauce) is a Liquid flavoring Sauce or Condiment ranging from watery to quite thick consistency The style was invented by Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, California, and popularized by the California Pizza Kitchen chain, along with Wolfgang Puck’s various fine dining and casual restaurant chains and retail products. Chez Panisse is a Berkeley, California restaurant known as the birthplace of California cuisine, a style credited to its co-founder Alice Waters Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States. California Pizza Kitchen ( known within the food industry as CPK) is a Casual dining Restaurant chain that specializes in California-style pizza

Greek pizza is a variation popular in New England; its name comes from it being typical of the style of pizzerias owned by Greek immigrants. Greek pizza can refer to either of two styles of Pizza. One usage refers to a pizza with typically Greek ingredients as toppings Feta cheese, History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the It has a thicker, chewier crust and is baked in a pan in the pizza oven, instead of directly on the bricks. Plain olive oil is a common part of the topping, as well as being liberally used to grease the pans and crisp the crust. Olive oil is a fruit oil obtained from the olive ( Olea europaea; family Oleaceae along with Lilacs Jasmine and ash trees Variations in other parts of the country include using feta cheese, Kalamata olives, and Greek herbs such as oregano. Feta ( φέτα, also spelled fetta) is a brined Curd Cheese traditionally made in Greece with goat's and Kalamata (Καλαμάτα Kalamáta, formerly Καλάμαι Kalámai) is the second-largest city of the Peloponnese in southern Greece Oregano or ( Origanum vulgare) is a species of Origanum, native to Europe, the Mediterranean region and southern and central Asia

Hawaiian pizza has “Canadian bacon” (or sliced ham) and pineapple toppings with Mozzarella cheese. Hawaiian pizza is a Pizza which usually consists of a Cheese and Tomato base with pieces of Ham and Pineapple. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Bacon is a cut of Meat taken from the sides belly or back of a Pig that has been cured, smoked, or both Pineapple ( Ananas comosus) is the common name for an edible Tropical Plant and also its Fruit It is native to the southern part of Brazil This type of pizza is especially popular in the western United States, and is also a popular topping combination in Australia, Canada, and Sweden, but notably not in Hawaii. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the This type is also common within the EU, where it is known as pizza Hawaii. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in

Taco pizza has ingredients usually associated with tacos, such as; lettuce, shredded beef or hamburger, chopped tomatoes, avocados, corn chips, cheddar cheese, sour cream and taco sauce. A taco ( is a traditional Mexican dish composed of a Maize or wheat Tortilla folded or rolled around a filling Lettuce ( Lactuca sativa) is a Temperate annual or Biennial plant of the daisy family Asteraceae. A hamburger (or burger) is a Sandwich consisting of a cooked ground Meat Patty, usually Beef, placed in a sliced bun or between The avocado ( Persea americana) (from Nahuatl āhuacatl) also known as aguacate ( Spanish) butter pear or A corn chip is a Snack food made from Cornmeal fried in oil or baked usually in the shape of a small noodle or scoop Cheddar cheese is a relatively hard pale yellow to off-white and sometimes sharp-tasting Cheese from the English village of Cheddar, in Somerset Sour cream is a Dairy product rich in Fats obtained by fermenting a regular Cream by certain kinds of Lactic acid bacteria.

Grilled pizza, invented in Providence, Rhode Island, uses a fairly thin crust cooked on a grill; the toppings are placed on the baked side after the pizza has cooked for a bit and been flipped over. Grilled Pizza was introduced in the United States at the Al Forno restaurant in Providence Rhode Island by owners Johanne Killeen and George Germon in 1980

English muffin and French bread pizza and pizza bagels are common convenience pizzas made at home in an oven or toaster, usually with a simple topping of tomato sauce, sliced or shredded cheese, and perhaps pepperoni. A Muffin ( US: English muffin) also known as a Hot Muffin, or a Breakfast Muffin is a round Yeast -leavened form of Bread Bread is a Staple food prepared by Baking a Dough of Flour and Water. A pizza bagel is a Bread product traditionally topped with Pizza toppings Convenience cooking is the practice of streamlining recipes for simplicity and speed of preparation This article is about the sauces often used with pasta In some countries "tomato sauce" is also used to refer to the condiment Ketchup. Pepperoni is a spicy Italian-American variety of Salami usually made from pork and beef It is a descendant of the spicy salamis of Southern Italy French bread pizza is sometimes available commercially as a frozen meal.

New Haven-style pizza, also known as apizza, popular in southern Connecticut. Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, known locally as Pepe's, is a popular Pizza Restaurant in the Wooster Square neighborhood of New Haven New Haven-style pizza is a style of Neapolitan Pizza common in and around New Haven, Connecticut, locally known as "Apizza" It has a thin crust that varies between chewy and tender, depending on the particular establishment. The default version is a “white” pizza topped with only garlic and hard cheeses; customers who want tomato sauce or mozzarella cheese have to ask for them explicitly. Apizza has a very dark, “scorched” crisp crust that offers a distinctive bitter flavor, which can be offset by the sweetness of tomatoes or other toppings.

Pizza in Australia

Pizzas are very popular in Australia, which has a large Italian community. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The usual Italian varieties are available, but there is also the Australian, or australiana, which has the usual tomato sauce base and mozzarella cheese with bacon and egg (seen as quintessentially Australian breakfast fare). Prawns are also sometimes used on this style of pizza.

Since the 1980s Australian pizza shops and restaurants began selling gourmet pizzas, essentially pizzas with upmarket ingredients such as salmon, dill, rocket, bocconcini, tiger prawns, and even such outré toppings as kangaroo, emu and crocodile meats. Wood-fired pizzas, cooked in an impressive-looking ceramic oven heated by wood fuel, are also popular.

Frozen and ready-to-bake pizzas

Pizza is also found as a frozen food in grocery stores and supermarkets. Frozen food is food preserved by the process of Freezing. Freezing food is a common method of Food preservation which slows both food decay and by A considerable amount of food technology ingenuity has gone into the creation of palatable frozen pizza. Food tech room MarlingJPG|thumb|300px|right|The food technology room at Marling School in Stroud Gloucestershire. The main challenges include preventing the sauce from combining with the dough and producing a crust that can be frozen and reheated without becoming rigid. Modified corn starch is commonly used as a moisture barrier between the sauce and crust. Cornstarch, or cornflour, is the Starch of the Maize grain commonly known as Corn. Traditionally the dough is somewhat pre-baked and other ingredients are also sometimes pre-cooked. More recently, frozen pizzas with completely raw ingredients have also begun to appear, as have those with “self-rising” crusts. Many grocery stores and supermarkets also sell fresh, ready-to-bake pizzas. Recently, nearly all of the frozen pizza makers like DiGiorno’s, Tony’s, Red Baron and Totino’s, as well as the store brands have used cheaper pepperoni and sausage made with a combination of pork, beef and the recently added mechanically separated chicken. DiGiorno ( Delissio in Canada) is a frozen Pizza brand owned by Kraft Foods. Totino's and Jeno's are brands of frozen Pizza owned by General Mills, which collectively are reportedly the best selling economy frozen pizza brands in Pepperoni is a spicy Italian-American variety of Salami usually made from pork and beef It is a descendant of the spicy salamis of Southern Italy A sausage is a prepared Food, usually made from Ground meat, animal fat salt and Spices (sometimes with other ingredients such as herbs typically packed Pork' is the Culinary name for Meat from the domestic Pig ( Sus scrofa) often specifically the fresh meat but can be used as an all-inclusive Beef is the Culinary name for Meat from Bovines especially domestic Cattle (cows The chicken ( Gallus gallus, sometimes G gallus domesticus) is a domesticated Fowl which is traditionally believed to have descended from

Another form of uncooked pizza is available from take and bake pizzerias. A take and bake pizzeria, sometimes just known as a take and bake (or alternatively take-n-bake) is a Pizzeria which sells uncooked Pizzas to This pizza is created fresh using raw ingredients, then sold to customers who take it home and bake it in their own ovens and microwaves. Supermarkets also offer this service.

Similar dishes

• “Farinata” or “cecina”. ^[3] A Ligurian (farinata) and Tuscan (cecina) regional dish made from chickpea flour, water, salt and olive oil. Also called Socca in the Provence region of France. Often baked in a brick oven, and typically weighed and sold by the slice.
• The Alsatian tarte flambée (German: Flammkuchen) is a thin disc of dough covered in crème fraîche, onions, and bacon. Alsace (Alsace alzas Alsatian and Elsass pre-1996 German: Elsaß; Alsatia is one of the 26 Regions of France, located on the eastern Tarte flambée is an Alsatian dish composed of thin bread dough rolled out in a circle or a rectangle which is covered by Crème fraîche Crème fraîche (kʁɛm fʁɛʃ French for "fresh cream" of French origin is the continental European counterpart to the Soured cream
• The Anatolian Lahmacun (Arabic: lahma bi ajeen; Armenian: lahmajoun; also Armenian pizza or Turkish pizza) is a meat-topped dough round. Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black Lahmacun, Lahmajoun (lahmaˈdʒun or lahm bi-`ajĩn (From Arabic لحم بعجين lahm bi-`ajĩn, "meat with dough" also known known The bread is usually very thin; the layer of meat often includes chopped vegetables.
• The Provençal pissaladiere is similar to an Italian pizza, with a slightly thicker crust and generally a topping of cooked onions, anchovies, and olives. Provençal ( Provençau) is one of several dialects of Occitan spoken by a minority of people mostly in Provence (in southern France thumb|right|300px|Pissaladiere niçoise Pissaladiere or Pissaladina ( pissaladiera in Provencal) is a type of Pizza made in southern The anchovies are a family ( Engraulidae) of small common salt-water fish
• Calzone and stromboli are very similar dishes (calzone is traditionally half-moon-shaped, while a stromboli is tube-shaped) that are often made of pizza dough rolled or folded around a filling. A calzone ( Italian "stocking" or "trouser" or "drooping sack" or "hanging fold" sometimes referred to as a italian sac, is Stromboli is a type of turnover filled with various cheeses Italian meats or vegetables
• Garlic fingers is an Atlantic Canadian dish, similar to a pizza in shape and size, and made with the same type of dough. Garlic fingers are an Atlantic Canadian dish similar to a Pizza in shape and size and made with the same type of Dough. It is garnished with melted butter, garlic, cheese, and sometimes bacon.
• Pizza is sometimes used as a general word for a savory pie; the Campanian pizza rustica and the Italian American pizzagiena (Easter pie) are examples of this more general sense. Campania is a region of Southern Italy in Europe. The region has a population of around 5 Italian-American cuisine (more simply known as "Italian food" in the United States is the cuisine of Italian-American immigrants and their descendents

Italian and European law

In Italy there is a bill before Parliament to safeguard the traditional Italian pizza,^[4] specifying permissible ingredients and methods of processing^[5] (e. g. , excluding frozen pizzas). Only pizzas which followed these guidelines could be called “traditional Italian pizzas”, at least in Italy.

Italy has also requested that the European Union safeguard some traditional Italian pizzas, such as “Margherita” and “marinara”. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in ^[6] The European Union enacted a protected designation of origin system in the 1990s.

Health issues

Some pizzas can be very high in salt and fat and concerns have been raised about the negative effect these pizzas can have on people’s health [1]. Pizza Hut has come under criticism for the high salt content of some of their meals which were found to contain more than twice the daily recommended amount of salt for an adult [2].

Records

• The largest pizza ever made was at the Norwood Pick ’n Pay hypermarket in Johannesburg, South Africa. Pick 'n Pay is a large Supermarket Chain store in South Africa, established in 1967 Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa According to the Guinness Book of Records the pizza was 37. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U 4 meters in diameter and was made using 500 kg of flour, 800 kg of cheese and 900 kg of tomato puree. This was accomplished on December 8, 1990. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) ^[7]
• On March 22, 2001, Bernard Jordaan of Butler’s Pizza, Cape Town, South Africa, delivered a pizza 11,042 km (6,861 mi) from Cape Town to Sydney, Australia, to set the world record for the longest pizza delivery. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. This record was acknowledged in the Guinness Book of Records.
• In Feltham, London, a new record for the farthest food delivery was achieved by Lucy Clough of Domino’s. A vegetarian supreme pizza was cooked on November 17, 2004 and travelled a distance of 10,532 miles (16,950 km) to its delivery point at 30 'Ramsey Street', Melbourne, on November 19, 2004. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The record is in the 2006 version of the Guinness Book of Records.
• The most expensive pizza created was made by the restaurateur Domenico Crolla, who created a pizza which included toppings such as sunblush-tomato sauce, Scottish smoked salmon, medallions of venison, edible gold, lobster marinated in the finest cognac and champagne-soaked caviar. Smoked salmon is a preparation of Salmon, typically a fillet that has been cured and then hot or cold smoked. Venison is the Culinary name for Meat from the family Cervidae. Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Clawed lobsters compose a family ( Nephropidae, sometimes also Homaridae) of large marine Crustaceans Lobsters are economically important as Cognac (ˈkɒnjæk named after the town of Cognac in France, is a Brandy produced in the region surrounding the town Caviar is the processed, Salted Roe of certain species of Fish, most notably the Sturgeon ( black caviar) and the The pizza was sold at auction for charity for £2,150. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency ^[8]
• What has been called “the world’s most extravagant pizza” is available at New York’s Nino’s Bellissima restaurant. Topped with six varieties of caviar, chives, fresh lobster and creme fraîche, this 12-inch (30 cm) pie, called the “Luxury Pizza”, retails at US$1,000. Chives ( Allium schoenoprasum) are the smallest Species of the Onion family Alliaceae, native to Europe, Asia and Crème fraîche (kʁɛm fʁɛʃ French for "fresh cream" of French origin is the continental European counterpart to the Soured cream 00 (or $125. 00 a slice). ^[9]

See also

• Pizza Pockets
• Pizza farm
• Culinary arts

Notes and references

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