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Things You Didn’t Know About Pizza

August 27, 2015 By Anne Burwell Leave a Comment

We all love it in one way or another. Whether it comes from a supermarket, from the fast food on the corner or from a fancy restaurant, it’s always delicious. Ever wondered how the first chefs came upon the combination of bread, melted cheese and sauce? In its incipient days, pizza was only a slice of flatbread topped with herbs. The first documented use of the name dates back from 997 AD in Gaeta, Italy. By the 1700s, pizza had become a specialty in Naples, particularly in the poor areas. Two main variety emerged in Italy: pizza “marinara” which was topped with oregano, olive oil and garlic and pizza “Margherita” which was topped with sauce, mozzarella and olive oil. Nowadays, pizza stands for the ubiquitous food on the planet. You can find it everywhere, wearing the specific country’s signature. Chicago went even further and created the deep dish pizza. I’d be curious to find out how Italians feel about that. Eager to learn more? Check out theses things you didn’t know about pizza.

1. Neapolitan Pizzas are verified by an organization

Things You Didn't Know About Pizza

Dating back from 1984, the organization’s name is “True Neapolitan Pizza Association”. If you aspire to call your product authentic Neapolitan, it has to meet several criteria. First of all, it should be baked in a dome oven that has a wood fire. Secondly, you’re not allowed to use any utensils to make the pizza. Thirdly, your Neapolitan pizza should have a diameter of maximum 35 centimeters and it shouldn’t be thicker than one third of a centimeter. No pressure, Neapolitan pizza makers of the world.

2. We don’t know anything about the word’s origins

Things You Didn't Know About Pizza

Nobody knows where the word “pizza” came from. However, there are some theories that point to the Italian word “pizzicare” which would translate through “pluck quickly from the oven”. There’s also the Old High German word “pizzo” which means “mouthful” and which was brought to Italians by the Lombards back in the sixth century. Another influence could have been given by the Ancient Greek word “pikte” meaning “fermented pastry” as well as “pitta” which stands for “bran bread”.

3. Tomatoes didn’t use to be mandatory

Things You Didn't Know About Pizza

Nowadays you’d probably send your pizza back to the kitchen if it didn’t have tomatoes. But tomatoes were brought from the New World late in the 1500s, when pizza was already a big thing. So we can safely assume it used to be consumed without tomatoes. Later, someone had the brilliant idea to add tomato cubes to pizza and everybody loved it. We can only hope the genius behind the development was somehow rewarded.

4. The outer edge is called the cornicione

Things You Didn't Know About Pizza

Now you know how to impress your friends next time you all go out to Pizza Hut. You’ll probably be the only one at the table knowing that the “bones” your friends left on their plates are actually called “cornicione”. Unlike the crust, which is the base that is topped with everything else, the “cornicione” stands for the cornice.

5. No pizza slices for the Italians

Things You Didn't Know About Pizza

Yes, you’ve read that right. There are actually no round pizzas in Italy. Italians serve pizza whole or they cut it into rectangles straight from a large tray. This is called “pizza al taglio”. Americans didn’t like the square shape and decided to put their own spin on it. So they invented the round pizza. The large pizzas used to be sold on the streets of New York for five cents. But not everyone could afford a whole one. So the sellers adjusted to the clientele and cut up their pies into wedges. And this is how the New York slice came into the world.

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Filed Under: food Tagged With: italy, margherita, neapolitan pizza, pizza

10 Junk Foods Turned Into Culinary Masterpieces

August 18, 2015 By Anne Burwell Leave a Comment

If we have to be honest, no one really cares that much about how their fast food looks like, right? Except these people and their 10 junk foods turned into culinary masterpieces. Apparently taste is not everything in a good dish, you also have to have the looks, the aesthetics and the design. And when you can put a spin on everyone’s favorite boring foods, you can bet we’re listening. After all, who said junk food has to be eaten as it is? Why not put your signature on one and sweep your lady off her feet, or give your kids another reason to like mac and cheese?

1. Shoot for the stars

10 Junk Foods Turned Into Culinary Masterpieces

Guess what you get when chicken nuggets meet microwaved mac n’cheese to hang out with ketchup and ranch sauce? You get a surreal plate that screams “trailblazer” and is bound to be devoured by all five year olds.

2. Love is in the little things

10 Junk Foods Turned Into Culinary Masterpieces

Sure, you only have Oreos for dessert, but that shouldn’t stop you from impressing your significant other. You know that chocolate sauce that’s been in the fridge for seven months, when you thought you can bake brownies? Why not add some of that? Oh, there’s also milk in the fridge. You know how this could look fancier? In a wine glass.

3. French fantasy

10 Junk Foods Turned Into Culinary Masterpieces

Don’t let this chef’s imagination fool you, this is actually a corn dog dish. And nothing more. Though we must give it to the guy and admit it looks pretty impressive. Not sure how much it adds to the taste, but the use of greenery in this one is pure gold.

4. Second day pizza reboot

10 Junk Foods Turned Into Culinary Masterpieces

If you’re like Joey and you don’t like wasting food (or sharing it), watch and learn. Some guy looked around his kitchen when he woke up bright and early around 1 pm and felt like eating some day old pizza. But not like us ordinary people. Not only did he use a plate, I also suspect a knife was involved. The result speaks for itself.

5. This one goes to all children who want to grow up already

10 Junk Foods Turned Into Culinary Masterpieces

Y’all know you wanted to do exactly this at some point in your childhood but there was always a mom, a grandad or an aunt supervising our three balanced meals per day. But now, as a responsible, emancipated adult, you can do whatever you want. French fries and chocolate, here I come!

6. Frozen pizza gone classy

10 Junk Foods Turned Into Culinary Masterpieces

You wouldn’t guess by looking at it, but this is actually frozen pizza at its best. None of those burnt edges, frozen core or see through salami. Someone watched MasterChef last night and decided they can whip up something without even leaving the house.

7. Frizza?

10 Junk Foods Turned Into Culinary Masterpieces

By looking at this picture you’ll either go “Finally!” or “Work of the devil!” I’m not sure if this is an acquired taste. Maybe if you like pizza and French fries that means you automatically like frizza. Either way, the creator of this dish doesn’t seem afraid to reach out for what he wants.

8. This is how you get your kid to eat his peas

10 Junk Foods Turned Into Culinary Masterpieces

This minimalist dish tells the story of a concerned single father who is trying to diversify his kids’ dietary plan. He starts bold, by introducing the kiddos to peas and mustard. Next up, broccoli with mac n cheese.

9. The smart way to sandwiches

10 Junk Foods Turned Into Culinary Masterpieces

Why waste your calories on bread when you can use them on doubling the amount of ham and slathering everything in mayonnaise? You don’t have to eat the cucumber, it’s just there for support.

10. Dessert or disaster?

10 Junk Foods Turned Into Culinary Masterpieces

Everything looks better in a wine glass. Yes, even milk and cereals. Instant glamour, same taste.

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Filed Under: food Tagged With: junk food, pizza, saussage

Dogs Eating Pizza

March 26, 2012 By Vernon Gadson Leave a Comment

Last January, we at ThisBlogRules warned you of the rapidly growing national epidemic (possibility of slight exaggeration there) of cats who like pizza. Well, now this speedily spreading contagion, which has left many innocent American citizens well and truly pizza-less, has worked its way into an unlikely source, namely a cat’s worst enemy and man’s best friend. Yes, the pizza-loving epidemic has spread to and throughout the canine community, plaguing millions of mutts worldwide with the sudden urge to devour a pizza, be it a Cheese and Tomato or a Vegi Volcano. Note: speculation has arisen that this urge may have in fact been there the whole time.

Either way, there are boatloads of dogs out there who love to eat pizza, and we have the photographic proof, as you shall see below. Enjoy, but be sternly warned: if you have a dog living within your own home or watching you closely from across the street with puppy dog eyes, protect your pizza with all your selfish, gluttonous might; if you do not, you may lose every delectable last slice of it. [Read more…]

Filed Under: animals, fun Tagged With: animals, canines, cats eating pizzas, cheese, dogs, dogs eating pizza, funny pictures, lol, photographic proof, pictures, pizza, puppies, tomato

Cats Eating Pizza

January 12, 2012 By Vernon Gadson 1 Comment

Unless you have some sort of stupid allergy against wheat or pepperoni or what have you, I’m guessing you absolutely love pizza; they’re crusty discs of bread smothered with cheese, tomatoes, mushrooms, olives, ham and even pineapples, for god’s sake! To us mere mortals, they’re godly meals that tickle our taste buds and fill our unworthy stomachs. But we’re not the only species on planet Earth that enjoys devouring slices of pizza; no, no – cats do too.

Yes, as you’ll see in the rib-tickling pictures arranged below, our feline companions also enjoy the scrumptious taste of Italy’s finest invention. They enjoy all sorts of pizzas, from cheese and tomato to spinach and ricotta. They like deep-dish, thin-crust, small, medium and large. They’re regular old Garfield wannabes and unashamed to say so. Now, go on, take a peek, but no snatching any slices; kitties have got claws, remember. [Read more…]

Filed Under: animals, fun Tagged With: animals, cats, cats eating pizzas, food, funny, funny pictures, hungry, images, pictures, pizza, pizza hut

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