I love pizza, but didn't realize it was so old. The name is first found in a Latin manuscript back in the 10th century in Southern Italy.
Oh wow that is a really long time ago. I wonder what that pizza would have looked like.
Traditionally it was a yeasted flatbread topped with tomato sauce and cheese. Presumably the ancient pizza was of a similar design.
Are there different styles of pizza around the world?
I think the basic design is the same everywhere, but there are regional variations in the US. Pizza has even become popular in Bangladeshi urban areas.
Oh really? That is interesting. What else can you tell about pizza?
In 2009 Italy requested that Neapolitan pizza (thin crust pizza) was registered with the EU as a Traditional Specialty Guaranteed dish, which means a pizza can't be called Neapolitan unless it's made in Italy.
That is interesting. So it sounds like pizza is pretty popular all around the world?