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In its original form, a pizza (pronounced "pee-tza") is an oven-baked, flat, usually circular bread covered with tomato sauce and cheese with optional toppings. The cheese is usually mozzarella (the traditional Italian pizza uses buffalo mozzarella or, according to Naples' tradition, fior di latte cheese) or sometimes a mixture of several cheeses such as parmesan, romano and ricotta. Various other toppings may be added, most typically:
- herbs and seasonings such as basil, oregano, and garlic
- vegetables such as bell peppers, asparagus, eggplant, broccoli, spinach, olives, onions, and artichokes
- meat or fish products such as sausage, (especially pepperoni or salami), ham, bacon, ground beef, anchovies, chicken, and shrimp
- Other common toppings include mushrooms and pineapple.
The crust is traditionally plain, but may also be seasoned with butter, garlic, or herbs, or stuffed with cheese. In some pizza recipes (termed "white pizza") the tomato sauce is omitted, or replaced with another sauce (usually garlic butter but can be sauces made with spinach or onions). Pizza is normally eaten hot (typically at lunch or dinner), but leftovers are often eaten for breakfast or snacks cold.
The etymology of the word pizza is disputed. The form pizza first appears in Naples in the 16th century. Piza or 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.Oxford English Dictionary Online Pizzo, which means point in Italian, may have been an influence.Dizionario Etimologico, RusconiLibri, Prima Edizione, 2003, Italian language. Many languages around the Mediterranean have similar words meaning flat bread or unleavened bread, see pita.
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zut j'ai envie d'une bonne pizza italienne
glazou (Daniel Glazman) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:17:21 -0000
zut j'ai envie d'une bonne pizza italienne
I'm being a bit special today.Just poured tea down my front by accident then the pizza missed my mouth.Special :)
noggin_ (Meg Dobson) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:17:21 -0000
I'm being a bit special today.Just poured tea down my front by accident then the pizza missed my mouth.Special :)
I just loved that pizza! It was great!
EstrellaWeb (Ester) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:17:13 -0000
I just loved that pizza! It was great!
@washingtonian better delivery pizza
jochum (David Jochum) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:17:11 -0000
@washingtonian better delivery pizza
Ended last night by reading til midnight & drinking scotch. Starting day with coffee & leftover pizza. All I need is a smoke.
joellewrites (Joelle Anthony) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:17:08 -0000
Ended last night by reading til midnight & drinking scotch. Starting day with coffee & leftover pizza. All I need is a smoke.
@JAW5H costco pizza
bcominundone (Samuel Aluyon) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:16:40 -0000
@JAW5H costco pizza
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