An illustration from 1830 of a pizzaiolo in Naples
The history of pizza begins in antiquity, as various ancient cultures produced flatbreads with several toppings.
A precursor of pizza was probably the focaccia, a flatbread known to the Romans as panis focacius, to which toppings were then added.[1] Modern pizza evolved from similar flatbread dishes in Naples, Italy, between the 16th and mid-18th century.[2][3]
The word pizza was first documented in AD 997 in Gaeta[4] and successively in different parts of Central and Southern Italy. Pizza was mainly eaten in Italy and by emigrants from there. This changed after World War II when Allied troops stationed in Italy came to enjoy pizza along with other Italian foods.
^Anderson, Burtan (1994). Treasures of the Italian Table. William Morrow and Company. p. 318. ISBN 978-0688115579.
^Helstosky, Carol (2008). Pizza: A Global History. London: Reaktion. pp. 21–22. ISBN 978-1-86189-391-8.
^"History of Pizza Margherita". tobetravelagent.com. April 9, 2012. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
^Salvatore Riciniello (1987) Codice Diplomatico Gaetano, Vol. I, La Poligrafica
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