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Where Does Pizza Come From

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The Roman street food called pinsa

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The Greek plate called plakous

torito Ancient Greeks ate flatbreads called plakous, topped with herbs, onion, garlic, and cheese, which doubled as edible plates.

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Fun Facts

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.

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Quizzes

Quiz

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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The word 'pizza' was first recorded in writing in which year and country?

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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?

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Which crucial ingredient, now iconic to pizza, was completely missing from all ancient flatbreads before the 16th century?

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Glosario

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.

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Gossip

Gossip

Would you eat shield-baked bread?

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Videos

torito The Roman street food called pinsa

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torito The Greek plate called plakous

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torito Persian soldiers and their shields

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torito As early as 3000 BCE, Egyptian bakers mastered fermentation.

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