Have you ever wondered how it is possible that the main ingredient of one of the typical dishes of Italy is the tomato , originally from America ? In Lifestyle , where we are interested in everything, we bring you the story of this rich and popular dish, which has a place at any table.
In the beginning was wheat
Since the human civilization knew this cereal, more or less since the 8000 BC , forever changed the way of eating .It was discovered, after many mistakes, that it could become flour , and that this flour could be cooked in many different ways.
In ancient Greece it was apparently where flatbreads began to be made and a well-known one it was the plakuntos , with herbs, spices, onions and garlic.The soldiers Persians , in times of Dario I the Great (521-486 BC ), they already ate a flatbread with melted cheese and dati above, and the great Virgil, in his work La Eneida, mentions a similar dish.
Illustrious lineage of pizza
We can mention several preparations from different countries, which they conjugate and prepare the way to Naples , the place of origin of the pizza.
On the one hand, we have the rich focaccia : it is prepared with Olive, wheat flour and salt, sprinkled with herbs and salt.It was very popular with Roman soldiers , and dates back to the Etruscans .
In fact, Marcus Gavius Apicius, author of the only Roman cookbook that has survived the time, «De re coquinas», indicates the preparation of various flat breads flavored with olive oil, oregano, parsley...that were served open and that then folded over themselves, d I'm probably from calzone .
Also in Spain a similar elaboration is known, the Ibizan coca, which can be prepared sweet and savory, and is also a simple preparation in which They place various ingredients and bake.
In France , meanwhile, is the fougasse , which originates with the old bakers and which, according to the gastronomic tradition says, it was a test to measure the temperature of the ovens.To the traditional mixture of wheat flour, olive oil and salt, they added chopped black olives and tomatoes, they kneaded everything together and flattened with their hands.in the oven and when it was ready they put the bread, because it would be hot enough.
Pizza, pizza, pizza!
There are no specific records about the time when the Pizza is born, it is only known that it was in Naples at some point in the century XVII.
Pizza, as we know it, is a very simple dish , made with wheat flour, olive oil, salt and yeast, and then garnished with tomato sauce and various ingredients.
The world's first pizzeria
Of course, it is located in Naples and dates more or less from 1730 .It is called Port'Alba (white door); there they began to make pizzas for walkers and in 1830 they became a kind of restaurant pizzeria, with tables for customers and waiters.Even today serve pizza.
By on the other hand, the mozzarella cheese , from bufala milk, is introduced to Italy thanks to the Asian invasions , and it is only in 1889 when He started to put this cheese on top.According to the Neapolitans, there are only two true pizzas, the marinara and the margarita.The marinara is called that because it was the food of the fishermen , no because his sauce carried fish.And the second was the one chosen by Queen Margarita de Savoie, who visited Italy in 1889 with King Umberto I, out of three that chef Raffaele Esposito invented.the colors of Italy , green for basil, white for mozzarella cheese and red for tomato sauce.They named it "margarita" in their honor.
Thanks to the Italian diaspora , pizza has been known around the world, and is currently one of the most popular meals.
And why is it called pizza?
There are various theories , and there is no consensus on them.Perhaps the most accepted is that the word "pizza" comes from the Latin verb " pinsere ", in the past participle, and means crushing, crushing , which refers to the form d and make the pizza dough.
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