You guys, the wikipedia article for pizza is hilarious. A precursor to pizza was the roman dish placenta? Perhaps a stretch, but we'll roll with it. Thank goodness the name's changed.
But here is my favorite part, taken from the section on pizza around the world:
Pizza in India
Pizza is a emerging fast food in Indian urban areas. With the arrival of branded pizza, it has reached to many cities.[citation needed]
Pizza outlets serve pizzas with several Indian based toppings like Tandoori Chicken and Paneer. Indian pizzas are generally made more spicy as compared to their western counterparts, to suit Indian taste. Along with Indian variations, more conventional pizzas are also eaten.
Pizza in Pakistan
Pizza was introduced in Pakistan in 1993. A Mr. Manzar Riaz from Lahore is credited with introducing it to Pakistan when he opened up the country's first pizza outlet.[citation needed] Pizza Hut opened its outlets in Pakistan in 1993 which was three years before India had its first Pizza Hut outlet in 1996. Unlike in India where the pizza has become widely popular, the pizza in Pakistan is only popular and well known only in the liberal provinces of Punjab, Sindh and Kashmir. The pizza is still virtually unknown in the conservative provinces of North-West Frontier Province and Baluchistan.[6]
also, please take note of the entry for coca, a pizza-esque food common in spain:
ReplyDeleteThe coca is just one way of preparing a dish traditionally made all around the Mediterranean.[5] In fact, the similarities are such that the savoury coca could be considered a twin sister to the Italian pizza, although this comparison is a bit far-fetched when you consider that the coca never bears cheese, and that the traditions are entirley different, in particular when and how they are eaten. Whereas the pizza, for instance, is an everyday dish, the coca is often reserved for festive occasions.
it never bears cheese, guys. never.
When I was in SF this summer, I got to try Indian pizza. It was SO GOOD.
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