A Quick History of the Pizza

Although well embedded in modern culture, the pizza, in its most humble form, has been around for centuries and originally would probably have been as simple as mixing flour with water and heating it on a hot stone, or even baking beneath the stones of the fire. After cooking, it would have been seasoned with a variety of toppings and used in the place of plates, or utensils when it would be broken into pieces to sop up broths or gravies.

It is widely believed that the idea of using bread as a plate can be attributed to the Greeks, who ate flat round bread (plankuntos) that were topped with seasonings and ingredients before baking. Being both thrifty and convenient, it was very much the food of the working man and his family.