National Cheese Pizza Day
Hold the toppings and enjoy a cheesy pie on #NationalCheesePizzaDay
5 September is a National Cheese Pizza Day, a day on which one of the most popular pizza varieties is honoured. It is also the perfect opportunity for you to say, “Hold the toppings, please!”
Some interesting cheese pizza facts:
– The reason why people believe pizza was invented by the ancient Greeks, is that they covered their bread with oil, herbs and cheese. In Byzantine Greek the word pita was used, meaning pie.
– The Romans developed a sheet of dough which they topped with cheese, honey and bay leaves.
– The modern pizza began as Neapolitan flat-bread in Italy, and the original pizza was made by using only the highest quality buffalo variant of mozzarella cheese, which was produced in the area around Naples.
– In 1997, the production of pizza cheese in the United States, was estimated at two billion pounds a year.
– The first pizza establishment in the United States was opened in New York’s Little Italy in 1905.
– Pizza has become one of America’s, and the world’s, favourite meals.
Celebrate National Cheese Pizza Day by ordering a cheese pizza from the pizzeria and have it delivered. Or, if you are feeling a bit adventurous, you can try and make your own.
See here how to make your own cheesy pizza
Post on social media using #NationalCheesePizzaDay.
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