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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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RT @boburnham: Just saw a grown woman not eat her pizza crusts....really, lady? really?
chriscastor (Christopher L Mader) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:03:58 -0000
RT @boburnham: Just saw a grown woman not eat her pizza crusts....really, lady? really?
@__HinkyPunk ...Epic? :L I've been in that underground restaurant. Its a pizza hut xD
GhostPrototype (Euan McCubbin) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:03:55 -0000
@__HinkyPunk ...Epic? :L I've been in that underground restaurant. Its a pizza hut xD
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GRnight (GRnight) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:03:50 -0000
Ottawa Tavern- Thu: 1.99 Happy Hour 1.99 sliders, pizza, draft beer, wine, sangria, cosmos and more. 3pm-6pm
Margarita personal pizza, coming right up! — at Dominoes http://gowal.la/s/y8S
jdrydenme (James Dryden) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:03:44 -0000
Margarita personal pizza, coming right up! — at Dominoes http://gowal.la/s/y8S
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FL000w (florentina bunga) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:03:38 -0000
Lo deehh faa!!mn pizza??sumpah janji2 dr ultah!payah!RT @aufafitra: @FL000w jiaaa...bahaya. mank nya gw buaya. bilang aja pelit. buahaha
Done for the day, time for pizza and maybe some chaos
CraigEuroTrash (Craig Steyn) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:03:17 -0000
Done for the day, time for pizza and maybe some chaos
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