Where pizza comes from
Chapter 1
The ancient flatbread ancestors
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Chapter 2
The birth of modern pizza in Naples
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Chapter 3
How pizza conquered the world
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Chapter 4
The science and art of the perfect pie
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Ch 1 · The ancient flatbread ancestors
torito Pizza's Ancient Flatbread Roots
Way back, before Italy's slice, Ancient Greeks and Romans had flatbreads, oh so nice!
Fun Fact
Shield baking: Persian soldiers in 500 BCE used their metal battle shields as portable pans to bake flatbreads topped with dates and cheese.
Glossary
flatbread (noun)
A thin, flat bread made from flour and water, often baked without yeast. During the sixth century BC, Persian soldiers baked flatbreads topped with cheese on their battle shields.
A thin, flat bread made from flour and water, often baked without yeast. During the sixth century BC, Persian soldiers baked flatbreads topped with cheese on their battle shields.
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Which ancient empire's soldiers baked flatbreads on their metal battle shields around 500 BCE?
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What unique leavening agent did ancient Egyptians use to make their flatbreads rise?
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What was the name of the ancient Greek flatbread topped with herbs, onions, and cheese that served as an edible plate?
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Which grain-based oval flatbread did ancient Romans offer to the gods and eat as street food?
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Which ancient archaeological site preserved carbonized, flatbread-like rounds beneath volcanic ash from 79 CE?
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In Virgil's epic Roman poem 'The Aeneid', what do the hungry characters eat that foreshadows the concept of pizza?