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Read now to find the interesting and important facts about pizza, the Irresistible, Succulent, Scrumptious, Mouth Watering Food. Visit http://goodfellas.net/ to find amazing collections of pizzas made of fresh dough.
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DO YOU KNOW? A long time ago, pizza in America was an inexpensive peasant food made casalinga (home-style) by southern Italian immigrant women in their kitchens. www.goodfellas.net
The ancestors of modern-day pizzas were simple flat breads, known as foccasia in Italy that were sprinkled with different toppings. • Early pizzas were often sweet dishes, not savoury! www.goodfellas.net
Pizza was introduced to the United States with the arrival of Italian immigrants in the 19th century. • The first pizzeria in the United States was opened by Vincent Bruno in Chicago, in the year 1903. • 62% of pizza toppings ordered in the US are meat toppings. www.goodfellas.net
Pizza is often classified as junk food, but it doesn’t have to be! In fact, a healthy pizza can be a balanced meal itself with carbs, proteins, fibers and more. • Approximately 251,770,000 pounds of pepperoni pizzas are consumed every year in the US alone. • Fruit pizzas are sweeter and healthier version of regular pizza and it has delicious fruit toppings. www.goodfellas.net
The average 14 inch pizza contains 25% protein per slice. • 36% of Americans think pizza would be perfect breakfast. • The first Domino’s Pizza opened in 1967, the first Pizza Hut in 1958 and the first Papa John’s in 1984. • The most expensive pizza ever created cost $2,745 and contained edible gold topping. www.goodfellas.net
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