International Pizza Day: when and how is celebrated

To date, you can count a huge number of different fun and unusual holidays. One such is the International Pizza Day, which is celebrated in all parts of the world on February 9. Undoubtedly, true connoisseurs of this dish live in Italy, but this does not mean that in other countries pizza does not enjoy the same popularity as in its homeland. Therefore, her birthday is celebrated on all continents. People gather with the whole family and go to different pizzerias, and also prepare this dish according to special recipes.

History of occurrence

Even in remote times, in different parts of the world, different nationalities had their own personal methods for making pizza. For example, in the Persian Empire, army cakes, stuffed with dates, cheese and various spices that were roasted directly on the shields, were popular among soldiers.

A certain similarity of this dish was in ancient Rome and Greece. Residents liked to bake flat bread, richly oiled, seasoned with onion, olives, and as a condiment used all kinds of herbs.

The prototype of all the beloved classical pizza appeared about two hundred years ago in Naples. It was created by a talented Italian chef commissioned by Queen Margarita, the wife of Umberto I. It is in her honor that one of the most popular types of this dish was named.

In America, this dish fell only by the end of the nineteenth century. In the middle of the twentieth, his semi-finished products already appeared.

At the moment there are a lot of recipes for this world-famous and favorite treat, and its popularity has spread across all continents. Therefore, it was decided that such a dish should have its own name day, and in all countries on February 9, celebrate the same day of pizza with the Italians. To celebrate this landmark date, you can simply make a dish at home on some interesting recipe and then enjoy the whole family. But each people has its own special methods of preparing this product, which should be discussed in more detail.

Birthday dishes in Italy

This country is the acknowledged progenitor of many varieties of pizza. In various areas of the state there are own recipes for delicacies, of which there are more than one thousand.

In Italy, even the so-called Pizza Law is prescribed, stating that this dish can be considered only that piece of dough with stuffing, which was baked at 450 degrees Celsius in a wood-burning stove.

World pizza day is celebrated everywhere, as almost all Italians consider this delicacy to be the real treasure and pride of the nation. This year, UNESCO even sent an offer from the inhabitants of this country about the inclusion of a dish in the list of world values, since it is pizza that can give a complete picture of Italy.

In this country it is impossible to single out a special recipe for the preparation of this delicacy, since they all differ by extraordinary taste qualities.

What kind of pizza is prepared for a holiday in the US?

In America, there are also many cafes and restaurants, where different kinds of this dish are served. Therefore, the inhabitants of this state also like to celebrate the day of pizza. If they can not get to any institution where they can buy this delicacy, they can cook it themselves for the common recipes in their country.

The American dish among the test ingredients can contain vegetable oil that you will not find in traditional Italian pizza. The amount and content of sauces, as well as the size of the dish, can vary greatly in one recipe or another. In addition, Americans use all kinds of fillings: seafood, mushrooms, meat products, herbs, spices, fruits, vegetables and even nuts. One of these dishes is prepared in the US, when Pizza Day is celebrated.

As they say in Russia?

In our country, as in many others, people go to a cafe where this dish is sold, since it is on February 9 that you can buy this delicacy at very large discounts everywhere. For example, in Voronezh, one wonderful event was arranged by a pizzeria located there. The day of pizza in the city was celebrated in a special way. Each customer who bought in this institution on this holiday one item from the test, the second received as a gift. In the cafe, then a large number of fans of this dish. Undoubtedly, the day of the pizza Voronezh and its residents noted remarkably.

In Chelyabinsk, in honor of the celebration in one of the city's pizzerias, a contest was held to eat this delicacy, and in other regions of Russia, all sorts of unbeaten lotteries and promotions were held.

Other countries in the world

This Italian delicacy has also spread in Australia. Here both classic dishes of the dish and their own pizza are popular. It is made from ordinary corn, sauce, mozzarella, and also dressed with bacon and eggs. This dish is considered a traditional breakfast of a resident of Australia.

Day of pizza like to celebrate and in Brazil, where this dish got with Italian immigrants. There are approximately 6,000 different establishments where this delicacy is offered, so local people have a place to go and celebrate the birthday of this popular dough product.

Pizzerias also actively gaining popularity in India, especially among young people, and even in Malta, where they prepare this dish using a local cheese recipe.

Interesting to know

It turns out that this Italian delicacy is considered to be a very popular product in the context of the Guinness Book of Records. One of them was delivered in Russia, thanks to the fact that in one of the regions of the country was prepared pizza area of 23 square meters and resembling the shape of Moscow.

Another interesting event associated with this dish is the production of perfume, which has the aroma of this product.

Thanks to this popularity, which is growing every year, soon there will not be a single country in the world where the pizza day is celebrated. Reviews of this holiday cause people only pleasant emotions, as this is another reason to assemble a friendly company.