Mama mia, the pizza is older than Jesus!!!

We all have our preferences when it comes to food, but there are precious few among us who can honestly say that we don’t like pizza. It’s pizza. Everybody likes pizza, or at the very least doesn’t actively dislike pizza.

But where does this American diet staple come from? What are the origins of this delicious combination of dough, sauce, cheese and assorted toppings? Here’s a basic primer on the history of pizza, in honor of National Pizza Month.

While many of the specifics of the origins of pizza are forever lost to us, there are a few things that we do know. For instance, the Roman poet Virgil included a pizza recipe among his writings. Pizza is older than Jesus! Who knew? However, the word “pizza” didn’t actually enter the vernacular until a thousand years later. More...

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