Walking out on the street, everyone has a few secret hobbies about pizza. Do you prefer a thick or thin sole? Dipping in ketchup or hot sauce? Pizza forms the memory bank of the city’s ever-changing crowd, and what you love about pizza may also indicate your attitude towards life.
It is said that Marco Polo came to China in the early days of the Yuan Dynasty and was impressed by the pancakes sold on the street during his stay in China. Since Marco Polo was a traveling merchant, he thought that pancakes were a great invention that could be easily carried and eaten on the go. So during the journey of the Silk Road, Marco Polo brought the practice of pancakes to Italy, and Italians also loved pancakes very much. With the development of time, foreign friends like to add various ingredients to the pancake when making pancakes, such as meat, cheese, vegetables, etc., and later after the improvement of the chefs, the pancakes have gradually become pizza.
And if you want to ask when the “first year of pizza” was, it has to be 1889. That year, King Umberto I of Italy visited Naples with Empress Margaret. Tired of the French feast that requires sitting upright, they became interested in folk cuisine and asked Raffaele Esposito, the local chef at Brandi’s Pizzeria, to make pizza for them. He prepared three pizza flavors, one of which was made with mozzarella cheese, tomato and basil for a fresh taste, and the white, red and green colors alluded to the Italian flag, which won the favor of the queen. This combination was named Margaret, which has become a classic that has been passed down for a hundred years.
Today, Brandi’s Pizzeria proudly displays the handwritten thank you letter from the Royal Household Office, which also marks the orthodox bloodline of Margaret’s pizza and the beginning of pizza’s popularity in the world.
Nowadays, the taste of pizza is becoming more and more diverse and personalized. In 2009, in order to let the world remember the authentic taste of pizza, the Italians who saw the development of pizza taste more and more outrageous applied to the European Union to list Margarita pizza as a “legal traditional ravioli”. Authentic margarita pizzas are made by law using San Marino tomatoes and mozzarella cheese made from buffalo milk from the Campania region (certified by D.O.C).
No matter what flavor of pizza you prefer, you can find your own share of satisfaction and happiness. Let’s enjoy the delicious taste of cheese this spring!
