Chapter 1
The ancient flatbread ancestors
Chapter 2
The birth of modern pizza in Naples
Chapter 3
How pizza conquered the world
Chapter 4
The science and art of the perfect pie
YOUR GOAL
Master of Where pizza comes from
Ch 3 · How pizza conquered the world
torito Queen Margherita's Pizza
In Naples, a dish so grand, / For Queen Margherita, across the land. / Red, white, and green, in every hand!
torito In the 1960s, a corrugated cardboard box was designed to keep delivered pizzas hot, dry, and stackable.
torito Allied soldiers returning from Italy after World War II drove a massive commercial boom in American pizza demand.
Fun Fact
Space delivery: In 2001, Pizza Hut paid over one million dollars to deliver a vacuum-sealed salami pizza to the International Space Station.
Glossary
za (noun)
A fun, short slang word for pizza. It's a quick, casual way to talk about everyone's favorite cheesy slice. Example: Who's down to order some hot, fresh za for movie night?
A fun, short slang word for pizza. It's a quick, casual way to talk about everyone's favorite cheesy slice. Example: Who's down to order some hot, fresh za for movie night?
Quiz
Which Japanese pizza topping combination is highly popular but often surprises Western visitors?
Quiz
Which major historical event caused pizza's popularity to explode in the United States during the late 1940s?
Quiz
Which controversial pizza style, featuring ham and pineapple, was actually invented in Canada in 1962?
Quiz
In which US city did Gennaro Lombardi open the first licensed American pizzeria in 1905?
Quiz
What type of oven, heating up to 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit, did early New York pizzerias use to bake their pies?
Quiz
Who popularized the corrugated cardboard pizza box in the 1960s to keep delivered pizzas hot and dry?
Quiz
Which country is famous for putting toppings like green peas, corn, and hearts of palm on their pizzas?