- Pizza is an oven-baked, flat, disc-shaped bread typically topped with a tomato sauce, cheese (usually mozzarella) and various toppings depending on the culture.
- National Pizza Month in the United States is October.
- People in the United States eat around 350 slices of pizza each second.
- Three billion pizzas are sold in the United States each year.
- The most popular ethnic food is Italian.
- Children ages 3-11 prefer pizza over all other foods for lunch and dinner.
- The deep-dish pizza was invented in Chicago by pizza entrepreneur Ike Sewell.
- About ninety-three percent of Americans eat at least one pizza every month.
- Some popular pizza toppings in Japan are squid and Mayo Jaga (mayonaise, potato and bacon).
- Modern pizza originated in Napples, Italy.
- The first pizzas were just dough and tomato sauce.
- In 1889 cheese was added to the pizza.
- The first pizzeria in the U.S. was opened in New York City in 1905.
- Pizza is the 2nd most popular takeout food (after chicken).
- Pizza Hut is the largest pizza chain in the world
- Favorite pizza topping: pepperoni.
- Last on the list of favorite toppings: anchovies.
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