2007-10-04 16:38:32 · 4 answers · asked by sergio d 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Considered a peasant's meal in Italy for centuries we cannot say who invented the very first pizza pie. Food historians agree that pizza like dishes were eaten by many peoples in the Mediterranean including the Greeks and Egyptians.
However, modern pizza has been attributed to baker Raffaele Esposito of Naples. In 1889, Esposito who owned a restaurant called the Pizzeria di Pietro baked what he called "pizza" especially for the visit of Italian King Umberto I and Queen Margherita.
The first pizzeria in North America was opened in 1905 by Gennaro Lombardi at 53 1/3 Spring Street in New York City.
The first "Pizza Hut" a chain of pizza restaurants appeared in the United States during the 1930s.
Frozen pizza was invented by Rose Totino.
2007-10-04 16:45:28 · answer #1 · answered by HyperGforce 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
79 A.D. - In the ashes after Mount Versuvius erupted and smothered Pompeii on August 24, 79 A.D., evidence was found of a flat flour cake that was baked and widely eaten at that time in Pompeii and nearby Neopolis, The Greek colony that became Naples. Evidence was also found in Pompeii of shops, complete with marble slabs and other tools of the trade, which resemble the conventional pizzeria. The Museo Nazionale at Naples exhibits a statue from Pompeii which because of its stance is called I pizzaiolo.
2007-10-05 09:35:42 · answer #2 · answered by Sidetracked0260 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right after Adam & Eve.
2007-10-04 23:41:44 · answer #3 · answered by 700BILLIONPOORER 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Post in Food and Drink, you'll get much more and better answers.
2007-10-05 01:39:05 · answer #4 · answered by Sophra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋