In Italy, particularly in Naples, most pizzerias sell calzones too. If you’re not familiar with them, a calzone is a circular pizza crust that’s topped with mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, and other pizza toppings, then folded and baked or fried. Because of their portability, Italian street vendors sell calzones as a take-away lunch. In sit-down [...]
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Pizza may be Italy’s greatest invention and its most popular export. The roots of pizza actually date back to Egypt and ancient Greece where flatbreads seasoned with herbs and baked on hot stones were a staple. Italian pizza as we know it was first created in the 16th century, when tomatoes brought from the New [...]
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Also known as deep-dish pizza, Chicago pizza originated in the windy city in 1943. But the actual inventor of the dish is disputed. The first Chicago pizza was served at Pizzeria Uno and, depending on whom you ask, it was the brainchild of either Ike Sewall or chef Rudy Malnati. The pizza was a hit, [...]
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