Pizza Dough

The Italian word pizza translates, of course, as “pie.” It is unclear exactly where pizza originated, but the similarity of the name and the product to the French pissaladière (a provincial specialty typically topped with olives, onions, and anchovies) suggests that the Italians may have borrowed the idea they later made famous—especially in Naples, which is recognized for popularizing traditional Italian pizza. Another theory says that Italian pizza evolved from Middle Easter