Saturday, February 23, 2008

Is Every Pizza an Italian Pizza??


There are various types of pizzas available in the market. In fact, it is the menu of every weekend party. From children to youngsters, all prefer pizza than any other food in any party or celebration. There are different types of spicy, tasty & hot vegetarian & non- vegetarian pizza.

It is a fairy story that pizza was invented in the Italy. Therefore, though you are the citizens of Italy, you must know that this type of testy, spicy food was made in the New York. However, the most important thing is that the Italian Immigrant made this pizza in 1905.

It is not fixed that what is the ancient & most primitive origin of the pizza. There is one fascinating story that when the Roman soldiers were coming to their home from Palestina,in the middle of their journey, they forced to eat matzoh along with the Jews of Palestine. After that, the Roman soldiers recreated a dish called as picea in the returning to the Italian region.

There are many people who agree that the late & very old form of pizza is similar to the focaccia. This type of food called as focaccia, which was preferred & eaten by many peoples who live in the region of the Mediterranean border & that include the countries like Greeks, Egyptians.
There are the different types of traditions related to the development of the pizza along with the people of Neapolitan. There is no kind of fascination that the current pizza, which is served with mozzarella di bufala and tomato, was created in 1877 in region like Naples by Raffaele Esposito in June 19, 1889, for Princess Margherita of Savoia.

In addition, there was a dedicated pizza, which was made up of basil, tomato and mozzarella for honoring the latest tri colours of the Italian flag. These three colours are red, green, & white. Therefore, there was the rename of this pizza as the alla Margherita. So in the late 19th & 20th century, this form of pizza, which was called as Margherita was then, became famous & modified by the whole world through migration to Naples.

There is also history behind the Pizza pastry of American style. The American people are one of the most passionate for adaptation of eating pizza. We can find various types of pizzas in America. In fact, they are the best advertisers for popularity of the pizza.
There are the Italian citizens who migrated from Italy to America & started preparation of various versions of the pizzas. They made these versions of pizzas in their new home in America in the 20th century. Therefore, there was the first pizzeria in the United States, which was started in 1905 by the Italian immigrant.

There is a claim of French people that they have invented the pizza. The name of that pizza which they have invented was called as pissaladiere. However, there was no such kind of acceptance from the users of the pizza worldwide.
Historical stories of Pizza

Italian Food is a Good and Healthy Choice



Nowadays Italian food is getting popular day by day all over the world. People of every country have started liking this food. If you are one of them who like pasta very much then you must love this cooking because this is one of the main ingredients of most recipes. As with all ethnic foods, this eating uses its own group of spices. These are a number of most popular spices which are used in this cooking; these spices are garlic, oregano, basil and thyme. If you will use fresh spices in your cooking then it will really add a special touch to any dish, but if you are unable to find fresh and then you can use the dried spice. You can buy these spices in small quantities and you need not keep them stored in a cool, dark place, not over your stove on a rack.

The heart of this cooking or eating is the use of ingredients. These ingredients are available in all the seasons. These ingredients are used to change ordinary items into works of art in the form of pastas, side dishes, breads, sauces, main dishes, deserts and soups. The possibilities are rally endless and very exciting. If you are really Italian food lover then you must buy cookbooks so that you can easily increase the taste of your food. These are a number of recipe books that have pictures of the completed dish so that you will able to know what it should look like. These books can help you a lot if you have never seen the dish anywhere. It is really best to follow a recipe when you first start to learn a new recipe but don't be panic to start experimenting once you have the basics down.

Following are some ingredients that you need to have in your grocery list.

1) Tomato Sauce:

Tomato Sauce is one of the important ingredients. You need not have to buy the expensive tomato sauce. The national brand or house brand at your nearby local grocery store will be fine in your Italian dish. Try not to buy from the "pre-seasoned" blends, as you will be adding your own spices and herbs.

2) Pasta:

It is highly recommended that you should not buy a huge quantity of any specific pasta. It is preferable to keep a little amount of the most regular types such as wide egg noodle, large and small shells, elbow macaroni, linguine and spaghetti. It will be good if you have storage so that you can keep the long noodles in a long container. Moreover, you can find many Tupperware makers that are specially design to keep the pasta in to maintain freshness.

3) Parmesan Cheese:

Freshly ground Parmesan cheese is always a welcome addition to the top of any Italian dish even though it may not always be needed in the ingredients of the recipe you are cooking. The famous cheese brand, Kraft, has a new product with a block of cheese in its container along with its grater.

4) Olive oil:

Olive oil is also one of the integral parts of ingredients. One of the mistakes that many Italian food amateurs make is using pricey olive oil for things like pan-frying. Using the standard olive oil, which is yellow in color, is just fine for this.

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