Pizza Wasn't Invented Where You Think #facts #foodhistory

Pizza is one of the most popular foods on Earth, but its history is much older than most people realize. While many people think pizza was invented in Italy, the story actually begins thousands of years earlier with ancient civilizations that were already making flatbreads topped with herbs, oil, and cheese. So who really invented pizza? Watch until the end to discover how ancient cultures and the city of Naples helped create the pizza we know and love today. • Carol Helstosky, Pizza: A Global History (Reaktion Books, 2008) • Alan Davidson, The Oxford Companion to Food (Oxford University Press) • Encyclopaedia Britannica — “Pizza” • Encyclopaedia Britannica — “Tomato” • Smithsonian Magazine — food history articles • Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana (AVPN) • National Geographic — Columbian Exchange and food history articles • The Food Timeline (Lynne Olver)