12 Interesting Unique Facts about Pizza

Pizza originated in Naples, Italy.

The first pizzas were just dough and tomato sauce – no cheese.

Antica Pizzeria was the world’s first pizzeria. It opened in Naples, Italy in 1738.

It wasn’t until 1889 that cheese was first added to pizza in Italy, when famous pizza chef Raffaele Esposito made a pizza for Queen Margherita using tomato, basil, and cheese to represent the colors of the Italian flag. Today, the simple margherita pizza remains one of the most popular pizzas in the world.