World Pizza Day is celebrated every year on February 9. World Pizza Day was first recorded in the 10th century from the southern Italian town of Gaeta in Lazio.
Pizza belongs to Italy but modern day pizza was invented in Naples.
There are so many different kinds of pizzas available today but it is said that pizza was initially a food for commons, the working class needed something quick and cheap.
Pizza has also been reimagined across the world. Hawaii is throwing pineapples on their pizzas and Indians are giving their tadkas.
According to a food historian, these loaded flatbreads could be seen as modern day pizza that originated from Naples around the sixteenth century.
A person who makes pizza is known as Pizzaiolo. According to the legends, America's first pizzeria was Lambardi's, which was originally a grocery store that started selling pizzas in 1905. It got popular in 1940.
In Scotland, there is something called 'deep-fried' pizza. They do not bake pizza, just deep fry the whole pizza and topping, resulting in a delicious treat.
In India, you can find spicy pizzas which can blow your minds.
