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In today's world who don't know about Pizza? Right..! You know what I mean, Its common now but still there are some parts where this delicious Italian food is not became part of our food yet. I think many of us don't know about true origin of Pizza. We all know that Pizza is an Italian food and its came from Italy but not all of us know that it exactly came up from Maple, Italy which is a city in Italy. The modern pizza was first invented their as fast, adorable and tasty meal for working class people in mid 18th century then it started gaining attention from other areas as well. Before that this was just a flatbread with some toppings.
What is Pizza?
A baked flatbread typically topped with tomato sauce, cheese, and various other ingredients. Pizza gained its popularity and becomes versatile in the whole world. As there is increase in demand of convenient food items due to busy life schedule of people it has come up with different toppings and variety of flatbreads and base for making it more delicious.
Basic Components of Pizza
As we discuss earlier, the quick pizza involves basic components like Crust, Sauce, Cheese.
- Crust : There are various types of crust used for making pizza like thin crust, thick crust and stuffed one. Thin crust as the name suggest made up with less dough usually and more of diet option. These type of Pizza gain popularity in market for the people who are following dietary plans seek healthier option because it contains fewer carbohydrates and calories. Thick Crust is also popular because of its substantial size and ability to fulfill hunger. The thickness of the crust and generous amount of toppings is a satisfying meal. Stuffed crust offer a flavorful and indulgent experience by directly adding some cheese or stuffing into the crust.
- Sauce : The one on top is traditional tomato sauce for making pizza tangy and tasty. use of basil , garlic , oregano and herbs make it more delicious. Red sauce is also good to go for some people. A spicy red sauce needs something savory to balance it out, pepperoni and beef are perfect choices. A sweet pizza sauce can be made up by adding some sugar that gives sweet and tangy flavor to you pizza. The non tomato based sauce like pesto sauce is one of the best choice made from olive oil, garlic, basil, parmesan cheese, some roasted pine nuts and a touch of lemon. Creamy Alfredo sauce is rich white sauce made with butter, heavy cream, cheeses, and pepper.
- Cheese : Talking about the cheese, which is most common one is mozzarella, its cherished for its near perfect consistency and satisfying flavor. It leaves the pizza looks more fresh and creamy at all. Cheddar is a great addition to any pizza recipe so powerful and iconic character goes well with bold mild and spicy ingredients. Gorgonzola, a cheese which is also know as blue marbled cheese made using milk of cows, it crumbles easily that is great addition for a good pizza. Parmesan cheese is a hard cheese, can be shaved or shredded on top of freshly baked pizza because its umami taste goes off if this got heat. so this best for garnishing the pizza's.
Popular Toppings
Toppings can be chosen by the customers as per their preferences on the basis of following categories:
- Classic Toppings : This includes toppings like Onion, tomatoes, mushrooms, pepperoni and olives. These toppings are mainly popular in western countries. In India, Use of Paneer, mushrooms and chicken sausages are of more as comparing other western countries.
- Regional Variation : Pizza toppings can be varied on the basis of regions like at coastal areas people use seafood. Spicy toppings in regions that favor heat and vegetarian toppings where a strong plant based cuisine preferred.
- Unique and Exotic Toppings : Now is the time to make the pizza more creative and unique by using exotic toppings like adding pineapple, momos, and figs etc. In India, people like more momos from last 3-4 years so companies add it to pizza attracting those customers to have it. These toppings satisfy the need of customer and company sale also goes up.
Comparison and Customization
Comparing pizza with local food like flatbreads and baked dishes like having bun with butter creates familiarity for the people who are not aware of this food item. Customization is a good nature for making it more popular among them like adding there favorite veggies and toppings that taste so similar to their dishes. Suggest with some spices and herbs to create it more flavorful.
So this food item become a global comfort food, loved by people of all ages. As of now, people started baking it at their home it generally made with various and as per the choice of those.
I hope you all enjoy reading the first food blog, waiting for your comments and reviews on it.
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