Is pizza Italian?

Answer 1

yes, originally it was a dish the poor concocted from leftovers.
When my cousins from Italy came for a visit, they were surprised at the number of pizza joints they saw everywhere they went. It seems to be more popular here in the U.S. than in Italy these days.

Answer 2

My first trip to Venice Italy I ordered pizza. It was made so different than here in the states, but STILL absolutely delicious! Perhaps, even better. I asked the restaurant proprietor why it was so different. He told me that although pizza was discovered by Italians, it was discovered by the Italians living in the Burroughs of New York in the early 1900's. My pizza that day had olive oil spritzed right onto the top of the mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and basil. I, too, have heard that the tomatoes, mozzarella and basil were to represent the color of Italy's flag (red, white & green) and with fresh basil... its hard to find a better pie.

Answer 3

Americanized Italian

Answer 4

Of course pizza is Italian. To say otherwise just because you can't find a "Pizza Hut" style in Italy is as stupid as saying that tacos are not Mexican just because when you visit you can't find "Taco Bell" style in Mexico.

There are many variants of pizza, not only in Italy but around the world, just as there are for tacos. Just because you don't find your favorite "Americanized" junk-food variety, doesn't mean you have to insult Italian cuisine or its history. If you can't learn to adapt to trying a REAL Italian pizza, then for God's sake just Shut the Hell Up!

Answer 5

Pissa is late Vulgar Latin (9th century) flat bread, and apparently came to mean a flat bread with a cheese topping by the 14th century in some Italian dialects.[1] Pizzo, which means "point" in Italian, may have been an influence.[2] Many languages around the Mediterranean have similar words meaning flat bread or unleavened bread, see pita.

Answer 6

Yes and no - the Pizza Margarita was invented in Italy it is thin crust with fresh tomatoes, basil, olive oil and sliced mozzarella toasted prior to serving - the Pizza we eat in the USA is a more elaborate version of this simple classic - based entirely on the availability of a better variety of ingredients and diverse cooking culture.

Answer 7

first at all...it IS an italian word!!! it is well used near Rome and means "slap"... in fact the ral pizza mede in italy is made giving to the paste a series of slaps http://www.segnalidivita.com/fotodelgiorno/pizza.jpg
pizza is made in all Italy in differents ways and it is called with differents names (focaccia if without tomatoes, calzone (big sock) if is closed...)... was well known in italy since 1800 and just after 1900 was cooked in USA(so..unless in italy there was a time machine pizza wasn't for sure american..).

Answer 8

pizza that you eat in america is an insult to the real pizza, that was invented in italy, from a cooker of Napoli, in honour of the italian queen Margherita.
the name pizza comes from latin, the ancient language spoken in italy.

ahahah !!!it's shocking that there are people that say that pizza is american!

Answer 9

It is not an Italian word... It is an American version of the Italian Foccaia which is very Italian!

In Different parts of Italy, it is prepared and served differently.

In Sicily, the cheese (usually sharp like cacciocovallo) is baked into the bread in cubes and the sauce is on top of huge thick fat squares of bread.

In Genoa or Bologna. It is thin and crispy bread with some fresh tomato slices and basil leaves with shredded cheese like mozzarella or asiago strewn on top.

The American version of "Pizza" is not found in Italy. Not exactly anyway. Nor is it called by that name there.

Answer 10

U all are very ignorants.
Pizza was invented in Napoli and then imported in USA after the II world war.
American version of pizza is disgusting.