{"id":1700,"date":"2019-05-29T14:46:34","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T14:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/?p=1700"},"modified":"2025-03-26T23:11:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T21:11:00","slug":"why-pizza-is-the-best-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/culture-lifestyle\/why-pizza-is-the-best-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Pizza is the Best Food"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve been trying to think of a blog post to write all day long, and no matter what I did, all I could come up with was one word: Pizza. How do I write a blog post on pizza? Pizza is the best food in the world! Do a I write a recipe? A history? Do I order a pizza and see what inspires me? Pizza deserves all that and more, pizza deserves a love letter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ok, I&#8217;m not actually going to sit here and waste both our time with a love letter to pizza, but I am going to tell you all about pizza and <em>why its the best food in the world. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/culture-lifestyle\/why-pizza-is-the-best-food\/#The_History_of_Pizza\" >The History of Pizza<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/culture-lifestyle\/why-pizza-is-the-best-food\/#3_Reasons_why_Pizza_is_the_Best_Food\" >3 Reasons why Pizza is the Best Food<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/culture-lifestyle\/why-pizza-is-the-best-food\/#Its_Easily_personalized\" >It&#8217;s Easily personalized<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/culture-lifestyle\/why-pizza-is-the-best-food\/#Its_Cheesy\" >It&#8217;s Cheesy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/culture-lifestyle\/why-pizza-is-the-best-food\/#Its_internationally_appreciated\" >It&#8217;s internationally appreciated<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/culture-lifestyle\/why-pizza-is-the-best-food\/#Weird_Pizza_Toppings\" >Weird Pizza Toppings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/culture-lifestyle\/why-pizza-is-the-best-food\/#Pizza_Recipe\" >Pizza Recipe<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_History_of_Pizza\"><\/span>The History of Pizza<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To truly love pizza the way it deserves to be loved, we must first learn about its origins. To do this, we need to go back to Naples, Italy circa the 1700s. Naples is a waterfront city known for its working class residents. &#8220;The closer you got to the bay, the more dense their population, and much of their living was done outdoors, sometimes in homes that were little more than a room,\u201d said Carol Helstosky, author of \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Pizza-Global-History-Reaktion-Edible\/dp\/1861893914\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1331912599&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Pizza: A Global History<\/a>\u201d. These poor working class neapolitans needed quick and cheap food, enter pizza. Flatbreads topped with sauce, garlic, cheese and anchovies was widely made by street vendors as a quick bite. The wealthy Italians would turn their noses to pizza, it was food for commoners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1889 King Umberto I and Queen Margherita visited Naples. Having grown tired of their usual feasts, they requested an assortment of pizzas with all kinds of toppings. Queen Margherita&#8217;s favorite was topped with tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, and basil- hence the name Pizza Margherita. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/italian-pizza-2023-11-27-05-17-39-utc.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"2918\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/culture-lifestyle\/why-pizza-is-the-best-food\/attachment\/italian-pizza-2023-11-27-05-17-39-utc\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/italian-pizza-2023-11-27-05-17-39-utc.webp\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"italian-pizza-2023-11-27-05-17-39-utc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/italian-pizza-2023-11-27-05-17-39-utc-1024x576.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/italian-pizza-2023-11-27-05-17-39-utc-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/italian-pizza-2023-11-27-05-17-39-utc-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/italian-pizza-2023-11-27-05-17-39-utc-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/italian-pizza-2023-11-27-05-17-39-utc-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/italian-pizza-2023-11-27-05-17-39-utc-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/italian-pizza-2023-11-27-05-17-39-utc-1680x945.webp 1680w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/italian-pizza-2023-11-27-05-17-39-utc-1240x698.webp 1240w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/italian-pizza-2023-11-27-05-17-39-utc-860x484.webp 860w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/italian-pizza-2023-11-27-05-17-39-utc-680x383.webp 680w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/italian-pizza-2023-11-27-05-17-39-utc-500x281.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/italian-pizza-2023-11-27-05-17-39-utc-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/italian-pizza-2023-11-27-05-17-39-utc-250x141.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/italian-pizza-2023-11-27-05-17-39-utc-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/italian-pizza-2023-11-27-05-17-39-utc-100x56.webp 100w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/italian-pizza-2023-11-27-05-17-39-utc-76x43.webp 76w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/italian-pizza-2023-11-27-05-17-39-utc-50x28.webp 50w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/italian-pizza-2023-11-27-05-17-39-utc.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Close up of slices of pizza margherita with basil.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pizza eventually made its way across the Atlantic, to the United States with Italian immigrants. Most Italians weren&#8217;t opening up restaurants though, so it remained a meal that was eaten at home. The first pizza shop in the United states didn&#8217;t open until 1905 in Manhattan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to try real Neapolitan pizza, we learn how to make it from scratch on our <a href=\"\/cooking\/amalfi-coast-cooking-vacation\/\">Cooking and Wine on the Amalfi Coast Vacation. <\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Reasons_why_Pizza_is_the_Best_Food\"><\/span>3 Reasons why Pizza is the Best Food<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It&#8217;s easily personalized<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pizza is cheesy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It&#8217;s internationally appreciated<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_Easily_personalized\"><\/span>It&#8217;s Easily personalized<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/pizza-with-mortadella-2025-02-22-04-01-32-utc.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"2917\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/culture-lifestyle\/why-pizza-is-the-best-food\/attachment\/pizza-with-mortadella-2025-02-22-04-01-32-utc\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/pizza-with-mortadella-2025-02-22-04-01-32-utc.webp\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pizza-with-mortadella-2025-02-22-04-01-32-utc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/pizza-with-mortadella-2025-02-22-04-01-32-utc-1024x576.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/pizza-with-mortadella-2025-02-22-04-01-32-utc-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/pizza-with-mortadella-2025-02-22-04-01-32-utc-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/pizza-with-mortadella-2025-02-22-04-01-32-utc-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/pizza-with-mortadella-2025-02-22-04-01-32-utc-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/pizza-with-mortadella-2025-02-22-04-01-32-utc-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/pizza-with-mortadella-2025-02-22-04-01-32-utc-1680x945.webp 1680w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/pizza-with-mortadella-2025-02-22-04-01-32-utc-1240x698.webp 1240w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/pizza-with-mortadella-2025-02-22-04-01-32-utc-860x484.webp 860w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/pizza-with-mortadella-2025-02-22-04-01-32-utc-680x383.webp 680w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/pizza-with-mortadella-2025-02-22-04-01-32-utc-500x281.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/pizza-with-mortadella-2025-02-22-04-01-32-utc-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/pizza-with-mortadella-2025-02-22-04-01-32-utc-250x141.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/pizza-with-mortadella-2025-02-22-04-01-32-utc-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/pizza-with-mortadella-2025-02-22-04-01-32-utc-100x56.webp 100w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/pizza-with-mortadella-2025-02-22-04-01-32-utc-76x43.webp 76w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/pizza-with-mortadella-2025-02-22-04-01-32-utc-50x28.webp 50w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/pizza-with-mortadella-2025-02-22-04-01-32-utc.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All kinds of pizza toppings in Italy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is literally a pizza for everyone. Even Vegans! Even Gluten Free! I mean, what you make the dough from and what you top the pizza with, is entirely up to you. There&#8217;s thin crust pizza, deep dish pizza, New York pizza, Neapolitan pizza, roman pizza, the list goes on and on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want pineapple on your pizza, don&#8217;t let me stop you, its YOUR creation. White sauce, red sauce, no sauce, meat lovers, veggie, even dessert pizza! Have you had pizza topped with nutella? We have that for dessert on pizza night on our <a href=\"\/vacation\/italy-wine-cooking-vacation-tusancy-umbria-sun\">Wine and Cooking Under the Tuscan and Umbrian Sun Vacations. <\/a> We have traditional pizza Margherita, pizza with potatoes and sausage, fennel and tomato, red onions, ricotta and nutella and then you can even top our pizzas with whatever you want. In the mornings in Italy, people eat focaccia, which is just the pizza dough topped with a little olive oil and salt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/black-tray-with-a-raw-pizza-with-meat-and-cheese-i-2025-02-11-17-55-07-utc.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"2919\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/culture-lifestyle\/why-pizza-is-the-best-food\/attachment\/black-tray-with-a-raw-pizza-with-meat-and-cheese-i-2025-02-11-17-55-07-utc\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/black-tray-with-a-raw-pizza-with-meat-and-cheese-i-2025-02-11-17-55-07-utc.webp\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"black-tray-with-a-raw-pizza-with-meat-and-cheese-i-2025-02-11-17-55-07-utc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/black-tray-with-a-raw-pizza-with-meat-and-cheese-i-2025-02-11-17-55-07-utc-1024x576.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/black-tray-with-a-raw-pizza-with-meat-and-cheese-i-2025-02-11-17-55-07-utc-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/black-tray-with-a-raw-pizza-with-meat-and-cheese-i-2025-02-11-17-55-07-utc-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/black-tray-with-a-raw-pizza-with-meat-and-cheese-i-2025-02-11-17-55-07-utc-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/black-tray-with-a-raw-pizza-with-meat-and-cheese-i-2025-02-11-17-55-07-utc-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/black-tray-with-a-raw-pizza-with-meat-and-cheese-i-2025-02-11-17-55-07-utc-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/black-tray-with-a-raw-pizza-with-meat-and-cheese-i-2025-02-11-17-55-07-utc-1680x945.webp 1680w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/black-tray-with-a-raw-pizza-with-meat-and-cheese-i-2025-02-11-17-55-07-utc-1240x698.webp 1240w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/black-tray-with-a-raw-pizza-with-meat-and-cheese-i-2025-02-11-17-55-07-utc-860x484.webp 860w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/black-tray-with-a-raw-pizza-with-meat-and-cheese-i-2025-02-11-17-55-07-utc-680x383.webp 680w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/black-tray-with-a-raw-pizza-with-meat-and-cheese-i-2025-02-11-17-55-07-utc-500x281.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/black-tray-with-a-raw-pizza-with-meat-and-cheese-i-2025-02-11-17-55-07-utc-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/black-tray-with-a-raw-pizza-with-meat-and-cheese-i-2025-02-11-17-55-07-utc-250x141.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/black-tray-with-a-raw-pizza-with-meat-and-cheese-i-2025-02-11-17-55-07-utc-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/black-tray-with-a-raw-pizza-with-meat-and-cheese-i-2025-02-11-17-55-07-utc-100x56.webp 100w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/black-tray-with-a-raw-pizza-with-meat-and-cheese-i-2025-02-11-17-55-07-utc-76x43.webp 76w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/black-tray-with-a-raw-pizza-with-meat-and-cheese-i-2025-02-11-17-55-07-utc-50x28.webp 50w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/black-tray-with-a-raw-pizza-with-meat-and-cheese-i-2025-02-11-17-55-07-utc.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The wood-fired oven is the only way to go!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can have Pizza for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and have something different every time. There is no reason to not like pizza, because you are the one who decides what goes on top. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_Cheesy\"><\/span>It&#8217;s Cheesy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Need I say more? I didn&#8217;t think so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_internationally_appreciated\"><\/span>It&#8217;s internationally appreciated<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every single place that I&#8217;ve been, anywhere in the world, I have been able to EASILY find a pizza place. That is because everyone loves pizza, <strong>pizza is the best<\/strong> <strong>food. <\/strong>Its undeniable. The toppings and ingredients can be influenced by any culture and any cuisine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/delicious-sweet-pizza-with-apple-and-cherry-lying-2025-02-21-03-44-01-utc.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"2920\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/culture-lifestyle\/why-pizza-is-the-best-food\/attachment\/delicious-sweet-pizza-with-apple-and-cherry-lying-2025-02-21-03-44-01-utc\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/delicious-sweet-pizza-with-apple-and-cherry-lying-2025-02-21-03-44-01-utc.webp\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"delicious-sweet-pizza-with-apple-and-cherry-lying-2025-02-21-03-44-01-utc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/delicious-sweet-pizza-with-apple-and-cherry-lying-2025-02-21-03-44-01-utc-1024x576.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/delicious-sweet-pizza-with-apple-and-cherry-lying-2025-02-21-03-44-01-utc-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/delicious-sweet-pizza-with-apple-and-cherry-lying-2025-02-21-03-44-01-utc-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/delicious-sweet-pizza-with-apple-and-cherry-lying-2025-02-21-03-44-01-utc-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/delicious-sweet-pizza-with-apple-and-cherry-lying-2025-02-21-03-44-01-utc-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/delicious-sweet-pizza-with-apple-and-cherry-lying-2025-02-21-03-44-01-utc-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/delicious-sweet-pizza-with-apple-and-cherry-lying-2025-02-21-03-44-01-utc-1680x945.webp 1680w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/delicious-sweet-pizza-with-apple-and-cherry-lying-2025-02-21-03-44-01-utc-1240x698.webp 1240w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/delicious-sweet-pizza-with-apple-and-cherry-lying-2025-02-21-03-44-01-utc-860x484.webp 860w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/delicious-sweet-pizza-with-apple-and-cherry-lying-2025-02-21-03-44-01-utc-680x383.webp 680w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/delicious-sweet-pizza-with-apple-and-cherry-lying-2025-02-21-03-44-01-utc-500x281.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/delicious-sweet-pizza-with-apple-and-cherry-lying-2025-02-21-03-44-01-utc-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/delicious-sweet-pizza-with-apple-and-cherry-lying-2025-02-21-03-44-01-utc-250x141.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/delicious-sweet-pizza-with-apple-and-cherry-lying-2025-02-21-03-44-01-utc-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/delicious-sweet-pizza-with-apple-and-cherry-lying-2025-02-21-03-44-01-utc-100x56.webp 100w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/delicious-sweet-pizza-with-apple-and-cherry-lying-2025-02-21-03-44-01-utc-76x43.webp 76w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/delicious-sweet-pizza-with-apple-and-cherry-lying-2025-02-21-03-44-01-utc-50x28.webp 50w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/delicious-sweet-pizza-with-apple-and-cherry-lying-2025-02-21-03-44-01-utc.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yep, those are apples and cherries!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Weird_Pizza_Toppings\"><\/span>Weird Pizza Toppings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Knowing that there&#8217;s a bunch of crazy toppings out there for pizza, I did a quick Google search and found a list of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelbookers.com\/blog\/travel\/eating-and-drinking\/bizarre-pizzas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">most bizarre pizzas from around the world. <\/a> Some of the most interesting pizzas from that list are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Blackberry and Fennel Pizza (I would eat this)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cicada Pizza (Missouri, USA) &#8211; read that again, IT&#8217;S BUGS ON PIZZA OMG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pizza in a cone (New York, USA) &#8211; this is apparently a thing in New York&#8230;Pass<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cookie Crust Pizza (South Korea)- This sounds good, but upon further investigation, its a cookie crust topped with prawns and veggies, served with a blueberry dipping sauce. Pass. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Banana Curry Pizza (Sweden)- and you thought pineapple on pizza was bad.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cauliflower pizza- The crust of this pizza is made of cauliflower, so it&#8217;s lower in carbs. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/board-of-bread-with-chocolate-paste-and-hazelnuts-2025-02-13-01-47-43-utc.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"2921\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/culture-lifestyle\/why-pizza-is-the-best-food\/attachment\/board-of-bread-with-chocolate-paste-and-hazelnuts-2025-02-13-01-47-43-utc\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/board-of-bread-with-chocolate-paste-and-hazelnuts-2025-02-13-01-47-43-utc.webp\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"board-of-bread-with-chocolate-paste-and-hazelnuts-2025-02-13-01-47-43-utc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/board-of-bread-with-chocolate-paste-and-hazelnuts-2025-02-13-01-47-43-utc-1024x576.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/board-of-bread-with-chocolate-paste-and-hazelnuts-2025-02-13-01-47-43-utc-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Pizza with Nutella\" class=\"wp-image-2921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/board-of-bread-with-chocolate-paste-and-hazelnuts-2025-02-13-01-47-43-utc-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/board-of-bread-with-chocolate-paste-and-hazelnuts-2025-02-13-01-47-43-utc-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/board-of-bread-with-chocolate-paste-and-hazelnuts-2025-02-13-01-47-43-utc-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/board-of-bread-with-chocolate-paste-and-hazelnuts-2025-02-13-01-47-43-utc-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/board-of-bread-with-chocolate-paste-and-hazelnuts-2025-02-13-01-47-43-utc-1680x945.webp 1680w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/board-of-bread-with-chocolate-paste-and-hazelnuts-2025-02-13-01-47-43-utc-1240x698.webp 1240w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/board-of-bread-with-chocolate-paste-and-hazelnuts-2025-02-13-01-47-43-utc-860x484.webp 860w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/board-of-bread-with-chocolate-paste-and-hazelnuts-2025-02-13-01-47-43-utc-680x383.webp 680w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/board-of-bread-with-chocolate-paste-and-hazelnuts-2025-02-13-01-47-43-utc-500x281.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/board-of-bread-with-chocolate-paste-and-hazelnuts-2025-02-13-01-47-43-utc-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/board-of-bread-with-chocolate-paste-and-hazelnuts-2025-02-13-01-47-43-utc-250x141.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/board-of-bread-with-chocolate-paste-and-hazelnuts-2025-02-13-01-47-43-utc-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/board-of-bread-with-chocolate-paste-and-hazelnuts-2025-02-13-01-47-43-utc-100x56.webp 100w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/board-of-bread-with-chocolate-paste-and-hazelnuts-2025-02-13-01-47-43-utc-76x43.webp 76w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/board-of-bread-with-chocolate-paste-and-hazelnuts-2025-02-13-01-47-43-utc-50x28.webp 50w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/board-of-bread-with-chocolate-paste-and-hazelnuts-2025-02-13-01-47-43-utc.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pizza with Nutella<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surprisingly enough, Italian people are cautiously adventurous with their pizza toppings. In Soriano, where one of our <a href=\"\/vacations-in-italy\/\">Cooking and Wine Vacations  <\/a>are located, there is a pizza shop that offers something like 100 different toppings. Different types of cheeses, vegetables, even hot dogs or french fries. So, don&#8217;t feel too embarrassed about your favorite pizza toppings, whether you&#8217;re adventurous or a pizza purist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pizza_Recipe\"><\/span>Pizza Recipe <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On our Soriano Cooking and Wine Vacations, we make pizza from scratch on Fridays and have a big pizza party. All our guides come down with their families, people bring their friends, sometimes the mayor of Soriano and his wife are even there. It&#8217;s a real family affair. <a href=\"\/recipes\/name\/country-style-pizza\/\">The recipe for our pizza is on our Italian Food Recipe Blog<\/a>. You can truly put whatever you want on top of the pizza, but maybe skip the cicadas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" data-attachment-id=\"1709\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/culture-lifestyle\/why-pizza-is-the-best-food\/attachment\/57012673_10158421562099899_4382594180845666304_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/57012673_10158421562099899_4382594180845666304_n.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,638\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"57012673_10158421562099899_4382594180845666304_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/57012673_10158421562099899_4382594180845666304_n.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/57012673_10158421562099899_4382594180845666304_n.jpg\" alt=\"Making Pizza from scratch at the Villa\" class=\"wp-image-1709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/57012673_10158421562099899_4382594180845666304_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/57012673_10158421562099899_4382594180845666304_n-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/57012673_10158421562099899_4382594180845666304_n-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/57012673_10158421562099899_4382594180845666304_n-860x572.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/57012673_10158421562099899_4382594180845666304_n-680x452.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/57012673_10158421562099899_4382594180845666304_n-500x332.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/57012673_10158421562099899_4382594180845666304_n-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/57012673_10158421562099899_4382594180845666304_n-250x166.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/57012673_10158421562099899_4382594180845666304_n-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/57012673_10158421562099899_4382594180845666304_n-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/57012673_10158421562099899_4382594180845666304_n-76x51.jpg 76w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/57012673_10158421562099899_4382594180845666304_n-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One of our guests making pizza at the Villa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-bottom\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1700&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;7&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;4.6&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;4.6\\\/5 - (7 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Why Pizza is the Best Food&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;130.9&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; 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