Pizzeria
Restaurant that sells pizza From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A pizzeria is a restaurant focusing on pizza.
A pizzeria may offer take-away, where the customer orders their food either in advance or at the restaurant and then takes the prepared food with them in a pizza box. A pizzeria may deliver food to the customer's home.
In Italy, pizza was traditionally food for the poor and thus contained few and cheap ingredients. With its popularity after the Second World War, it became mostly a practical dish that was quick and easy to prepare. Pizza became more accessible when frozen pizza and pizza delivery were invented.[1]
History
Probably the oldest pizzeria in the world to still operate to this day is Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba in Naples, Italy. The restaurant was founded in 1738 as a catering place for merchants, and was converted into a restaurant with tables, chairs, and an upper floor in 1830.[2]
One of the world's first pizzerias was founded in Naples by Raffaele Esposito in 1830. The restaurant, which continues to operate to this day, is nowadays named Pizzeria Brandi. The first pizza Margherita was baked in 1889 with the colours of the flag of Italy in honour of Queen Margherita of Savoy who visited the restaurant.[3]
In the United States, sales of pizza started in 1905, when Gennaro Lombardi installed a pizza oven in his shop-café and started selling pizza by the slice.[3]
Fast food
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In the late 20th century, the concept of fast food caused changes in the pizza sales. Food stands offering pizza al taglio (lit. 'pizza by the slice') started appearing in Italy, baking large rectangular pizza sold in small slices. These slices are seldom topped with more than two ingredients, not counting tomato and cheese.
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