The Real, True, Honest-to-Goodness History of Pizza |
Mon, Jul 26,2010 |
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Pizza was invented by Thomas Alva Edison in Menlo Park NJ in 1880. After inventing the incandescent light bulb, Edison became hungry and... Thomas Edison, Inventor of Pizza Okay, that\'s not it. The real history of pizza starts in Italy. Or Greece. Perhaps Egypt There are good arguments for each, depending on how we define pizza. Starting with the loose yet scientific definition of \"some kind of flat bread with stuff on it,\" we know that pizza dates back to at least the 1st Century B.C., when the Roman poet Virgil wrote, Their homely fare dispatc..more |
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The World's Biggest Pizza! |
Sat, Jul 24,2010 |
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Dalan Musson ordered the world's largest deliverable pizza pie for Super Bowl '09! |
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The Manakish - An Arabic Dish |
Fri, Jul 23,2010 |
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Manakish, manakeesh or Manaeesh in Arabic it\'s called (مناقيش) is a Levantine food consisting of dough topped with cheese or thyme or ground meat, but used widely in many Levantine countries such as Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and palestine. Similar to a pizza, it can be sliced or folded, and it can either be served for breakfast or lunch. Classical Toppings of Manakish:
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The Provençal Pissaladière |
Fri, Jul 23,2010 |
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Pissaladière is a savory, Provencal onion tart layered with olives, anchovies, and herbs. Serve it cut into little rectangles for a fabulous appetizer. Cook’s note: Be very careful to cook the onions gently. One bit of burned onion will give the whole recipe a bitter flavor. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and demerara sugar and sauté, stirring frequently, until the onions become tender and start to turn golden. Sprin..more |
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Types of Pizza |
Fri, Jul 23,2010 |
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Throughout the years, pizza has been modified and changed into many different configurations. There are now different ways to bake the crust, decisions as to how much cheese and the type of different cheese, as well as different combinations of toppings. These variations have taken on names of their own depending on what toppings they have or where they originated from.
- New York Style pizza is a hand tossed pizza that has normal amounts of sauce and cheese, the cheese is flexible and is traditionally folded when eaten. - Chicago Style pizza is a deep dish pizza which isn’t..more |
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